A startup from Sweden has developed a personal flying vehicle that it says ‘anyone can fly’ called the Jetson One, and it is available for £66,000 ($92,000).
The all-electric vertical take off and landing (eVTOL), was launched this month. This launch comes three years after the firm had released a prototype in 2018.
“Our mission is to make flying accessible to all. The Jetson One is an electric helicopter you can fly and own. Peter Ternstrom, Jetson co-founder, said that they want to make everyone a pilot.
The single-seat, ‘built at home’ helicopter can reach speeds of 63 MPH thanks to its lightweight aluminium-carbon fibre frame and 118 horsepower engine.
A startup from Sweden has developed a personal flying vehicle that it says ‘anyone can fly’ called the Jetson One, and it is available for £66,000 ($92,000)
The car’s name is The Jetsons after a fictional future family created in the 1960s by Hanna-Barbera Productions. It included flying cars resembling UFOs.
The firm has already sold out of the 198lb vehicles in their 2022 production run. Only 12 units were produced and there are only three slots left for 2023.
The car is named after The Jetsons, a fictional ‘future family’ created in the early 1960s by Hanna-Barbera Productions, and including UFO-like flying cars.
It is designed primarily for play, and not as a vehicle for personal transport. It can travel a maximum of 15 miles.
Three years after a prototype prototype was released by the firm in 2018, this month saw the launch of the all-electric vertical take-off/landing (eVTOL), aircraft
The single-seat, ‘built at home’ helicopter can reach speeds of 63 mph thanks to its lightweight aluminium frame and carbon fiber frame and 118 horsepower engine
This is based on an average pilot weighing about 13 stone. Pilots weighing less or more may see a shorter flight time before the aircraft needs to return to charge.
The vehicle measures 112x95x41inches and has prop arms designed to fold in themselves. This creates a profile similar to a touring motorbike.
Reserving a build slot for the single-seater Jetson One requires a £16,000 ($22,000) deposit, and when it arrives, it is half assembled, with the rest ‘built at home.’
It is an Octo-copter that has four arms reaching out from the fuselage. Each arm carries a pair rotors and produces lift.
It is classified as an ultralight aircraft in the United States, which means that it does not require a pilot license to operate the vehicle. Jetson states this.
It is not intended to be used for personal transport, but rather as a play vehicle. Its maximum operational range is approximately 15 miles.
The vehicle measures 112x95x41 inches and has prop arms that can fold in on itself, leaving an ‘on-the ground’ profile similar to a touring motorcycle.
It is controlled by a throttle lever, joystick, and pedal. An onboard computer monitors ground obstacles and keeps it stable while in flight.
It can climb to 4,921ft. However, in the video, the pilot keeps the aircraft relatively close to the ground.
This may be due to the fact that it only runs for approximately 15 minutes on one charge. It is not designed for extended higher-altitude flying.
The onboard system can hover and gently bring down to the ground if pilot is not present, but there is also an emergency ballistic parachute in case the motor or power supply fails.