X-Hawk: The Flying Car

A flying car is no longer an urban myth nor a science fiction, it is real! It is as real as an automobile that doesn't use gasoline and diesel. Well, it does use gasoline, however, the concept of a flying car, is now being look at by several big companies for production. And production is now anticipated.

"The X-Hawk Flying Car, a revolutionary, FAA certifiable urban aerial aircraft, is being developed by Urban Aeronautics of Tel Aviv, Israel. It is an aircraft that has the VTOL (Vertical-Take-Off and Landing) capability of a helicopter, but without the exposed rotors that make it dangerous or impossible for helicopters to maneuver in complex urban and natural environments.

The first prototype should be ready in 2009. The Flying Car is configured as a tandem-fan, turbine powered vehicle. The pilot will use a "fly-by-wire" multi-channel flight control system as well as an automatic stabilization feature to help control the aircraft and maintain level flight. The ducted fan design allows the car to achieve the speed and maneuverability of a helicopter: 155 mph, 12,000-foot altitude and two hours of flight time."

See web link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Hawk.

This car, categorically, a helicopter, has a lot of practical use. Its speed and maneuverability can be utilized for several rescue operations in an urban setting. Imagine if you are trapped in a high rise building due to fire or unforeseen calamities. Imagine if you are pressed for time and traffic is along the way. Imagine if the situation requires you to deliver an important drug or medicine to a dying patient. Imagine if danger is along the way but an important person needs to deliver a matter of national interest. The answer is a much faster, more maneuverable, and more efficient mode of transport, a flying car.

Although, there are still a lot of debate whether there can be a flying car or not. The debate is no longer by definition, X-Hawk, a helicopter, is a flying car. Sooner or later, vehicle designs of this sort will reveal much similar to that of an automobile. Now, on whether a flying car is possible or not, you should look and see. On whether this is not possible because of safety precautions, we need to redesign traffic and safety regulations that will accommodate flying vehicles. We can't stop this practical car to be created and be mass produced in the very near future. I have to admit though, the price right now of a unit of X-Hawk is relatively not practical.