It drives with a joystick like in video games, but in real life it speeds up to 102 km / h.
The Jetson One is a personal eVTOL (an electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft weighing only 90 kg with a maximum power of 88 kW, or 118 horsepower.
Marketed by the Swedish start-up Jetson Aero on October 21, 2021, it costs around 79,000 euros.
For eVTOL specialists, this is a straight, drone-style multicopter, with eight propellers coaxially mounted on four arms.
“Our mission is to make flying accessible to everyone,” explains Jetson co-founder Peter Ternstrom.
The Jetson ONE is an electric helicopter that you can own and fly ”.
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A victim of its own success, the machine is already sold out for production in 2022 and now accepts deliveries in 2023. According to its creators, its eight powerful electric motors recharge faster than a cell phone.
It is also equipped with many safety devices including a redundant propulsion system and a ballistic parachute.