Posted by ketyung
on Mar/20/2009
at 7:21 am
It’s another personal flying vehicle called AeroQuad, which sounds pretty promising that allows you to stay in the air for up to 5 hours. The AN-1 AeroQuad was built by Spain’s Aeris Naviter, it’s claimed to be an easy flying platform.
The AN-1 AeroQuad is able to reach a flying height of 20-30 feet with a maximum payload of 200kg and it’s also able to hover in the air for 5 hours. The AN-1 AeroQuad is claimed to be a user-friendly flying machine, that can be operated with minimum training. The AeroQuad also comes with the land and water-based configurations, making it a fun vehicle for the land, water and the air.
As shown in the picture, the user stands on its platform, holding onto the hand-bar controls. There is a pair of powered rotors below the user’s feet, which rotate in opposite directions. Since the two rotors rotate in opposite directions, this is able to cancel out the unbalanced effect usually seen in a single rotor lift. So, the AeroQuad should be a much more stable one than any other personal flying machines.
When you’re in the air, to control the AeroQuad to move into a direction you want, you just need to lean in that direction. You can also spin the AeroQuad around by using a controller on the hand control bar. The AeroQuad weighs less than 100kg, ultra-light and it can be folded up to be small enough to be carried off in a small two-wheel trailer. Unfortunately, AeroQuad is also like other flying vehicles, leaving their availability and price information to stay unknown for years.
via gizmowatch
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