Unveiling of a 500,000-pound flying motorcycle in Japan
A new Japanese company hopes to persuade car enthusiasts to replace the car with a 680,000$ flying motorcycle.
Equipped with the ability to hover like a helicopter in the air, this 'hover bike' is made by a company called ALI Technologies of Japan and its limited scale model 'Xtrosimo' was unveiled on October 27. ۔
The new Tokyo-based company is backed by world-renowned technology company Mitsubishi and Japanese footballer Kisuke Honda.
ALI Technologies says that this state-of-the-art motorcycle can fly at a speed of 100 kmph for 40 minutes with a single charge.
The company plans to make 200 motorcycles of this model weighing 300 kg by mid-2022.
This bike can only be ridden by one person and has four battery-powered motors in addition to the traditional engines of motorcycles.
"So far we have had two options, to move on the ground or to ascend to the sky, (but) we hope to introduce a new way of moving," said Desuke Catano, the company's chief executive. '
Congestion is a major problem for Tokyo's 15 million residents.
Equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, the capital is the world's most populous city.
Under current law, hoverbikes cannot be flown over busy roads in Japan, but Mr Katano hopes aid workers will use them to reach difficult places.
‘Science Fiction’
Ben Gardner, of the British company Pencent Mason, which provides legal advice in various fields of technology, said that the cars that once seemed so distant are now becoming a reality every year.
''We should also hope that eventually this (flying motorcycle) will come here in the UK as well''.
Under current law, the hoverbike will not be allowed on the roads in the UK either, but Gardner says: "The emphasis on new technologies in recent years is showing signs of change. '
The recent proliferation of advanced technologies, such as driverless cars, automated robots, drones, shows that we have come up with a model of a new type of means of transportation that allows us to bring these things from science fiction to the real world. can.'
Entrepreneurs investing in new projects, airlines and even companies like Uber have high hopes for the growing aerospace industry, and experts say the total value of the aerospace industry by 2040 will be one and a half million. It will reach trillions of dollars.