Close to practical use!? "Flying car" In Japan's first model certification, the examination starts based on the Aviation Law

From 2008, the environment has been improved by public -private partnerships

A test machine (image: Skydrive) of "Flying Car" developed by Skydrive.

　The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced on Friday, October 29, 2021, that it has received an application for aircraft for aircraft developed by Skydrive (Shinjuku -ku, Tokyo) for the first practical use of Japan in Japan.Did.[Just see the flight scenery of the near future “flying car”] The government examines whether the aircraft design is conforming to safety and environmental standards based on the Aviation Law.Expectations for "flying cars" are increasing as the next -generation air mobility, and the government has set up a "public -private council for the empty mobile revolution" for practical use, and "roadmap for empty moving revolutions".We are working on creating and improving the environment including the legal system.The SkyDrive "Flying Car", which was filed this time, has been developed since 2018 in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture.In August 2020, he succeeded in a manned flight test using the test machine "SD-03".Hovering and horizontal movements are performed with eight horizontal propellers.The size is about the same as the car and is driven by the battery.Skydrive says, "Use the sky to use the sky for everyday movements, with the mission of" leading the mobility revolution once in 100 years "."In the future, after completing the model certification, the company has announced that it is planning to launch a service in the Osaka Bay Area in 2025.

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