Regarding Jetson One, the company claims that it is very easy to fly. Anyone can easily fly it in the air after just a few minutes of training. The company has also started booking it on its official website.
Flying cars have been talked about for a long time and till now mostly concept models have been unveiled. But this will be almost the first time that you can buy a flying electric car. Yes, Swedish company Jetson has launched its new electric flying car Jetson One and now it is available for sale. The company has announced its prices. The price of this electric car that flies like a drone in the air is $ 98,000 (about Rs 80.19 lakh). Not only this, customers can bring this car home by paying a down payment of just $8,000 (about Rs 6.5 lakh).
The company’s mission behind this car is that this sky is for everyone and anyone can enjoy flying in the air with this flying electric car. It looks like a drone in appearance. The company claims that it has been designed in such a way that it is very easy to fly it in the air and anyone can learn to fly it in just a few minutes.
How is The Jetson One:
Though it doesn’t look like a car at all, its design is quite similar to that of a drone model which seems to have been inspired by a helicopter. Actually, it is an electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle. Which you can fly in the air by taking off from one place and it can also be made to land safely in a very simple way. It has been told on the company’s official website that its flying hour is about 20 minutes.
Jetson One Key Size:
- Length: 2480 mm
- Width: 1500mm
- Height: 1030mm
Will pilot license be needed:
After seeing this flying car, it is bound to come in everyone’s mind that, will a pilot license be required to fly it in the air? But that is not the case with Jetson One at all. In fact, it is designed in such a way that it weighs only 190 pounds or 86 kg. Which is in line with the US Federal Aviation Administration’s rules for eVTOL ultralight vehicles. That’s why there is no need for a pilot license to operate it. Although this rule is valid only in America.
How to fly:
As Jetson claims, it is very easy to fly. There are two joysticks in the cockpit, which basically act as handles. In this, one joystick is used to control the height of the vehicle and the other is used to control its direction. The company says that with the help of few minutes of training and computer anyone can learn to fly it easily.
Power and Performance:
A battery pack of 88 kW capacity has been given in it, with the help of which this vehicle can rise up to about 1,500 feet above the ground. Four propellers have been given in Jetson One, which gives it a maximum speed of 63 miles or 101 kilometers per hour. When the flight is over, the eVTOL completes most of the landing process automatically using LIDAR sensors. After folding the fold-out arms given in Jetson One, its width remains only 35 inches. However, the company has not yet shared any information about its range, charging time etc.
Flying car is equipped with these safety features:
Some special safety features have also been given in Jetson One. It also gets ballistic parachutes, which are deployed immediately in case of any emergency during the flight. Jetson co-founder Tomasz Patan told the media that “this parachute is designed to deal with extreme emergencies, which works better even at a height of up to 20 meters. It has “hands-free hover functions”. ” has also been given. Apart from this, even if the motor of a propeller gets damaged, it will continue to blow air safely.
The company has also started its official booking on its official website. According to the company’s plan, its delivery will also be started within a year, currently it is in the testing phase, but bookings for hundreds of units have been received so far. Right now it will be sold only in the US market.
