Flying race cars are usually seen in video games or sci-fi films, but one is set to hover over the race track later this year.
The Airspeeder MK3 is the world’s first flying race car, and it can achieve a top speed of 75mph while travelling through the air. The vehicle has been in development for three years and is set to be operated remotely this year before a pilot makes history in the MK4 in 2022.
The first races are set to lay down the groundwork for a booming racing industry that will benefit from the increasing interest in eVTOL technologies.
Matt Pearson, founder of Airspeeder, explained in a statement how the technology compares to the past:
The next-generation sport plays the same role the pioneers of Formula One did nearly a century ago in driving technical development and building public acceptance for a new mobility revolution.
The eVTOL sector is primed to transform urban aerial transport, global logistics and even remote medical transport with a clean-air, zero emissions aerial transport solution.
It is hoped 10 of the Octocopters can be delivered to different teams, who can then develop a competitive racing league. The upcoming racing calendar will be revealed after closed-door tests have concluded.
