Japan’s leading manufacturer of flying cars, SkyDrive, is joining forces with auto giant Suzuki to develop a compact two-seat flying electric vehicle of the eVTOL class. The project should be completed in time for the opening of the World Expo in Osaka in 2025.
It will be a two-seat multicopter glider with eight engines and a transparent cockpit. It will be able to lift a load of up to half a ton to a height of 500 meters and fly at a maximum speed of 100 km/h – but not for more than 20-30 minutes.
Once on the ground, the flying machine will turn into a “ground-based” three-wheeled electric vehicle (two wheels in front and one in back) capable of speeding up to 60 km/h.
Suzuki’s copter will serve as a flying cab during the Osaka World Expo 2025, and later will be operated in other regions of Japan.