One-man flying space hopper could become the 'air car' of the future80kg machine can take off vertically like a jump jet * ?+ N; b7 M! a4 |) U8 o# HPowered by Lithium Ion batteries " g! V! E, A G6 b* J- M7 R0 w" YInventor claims the 16-rotor machine will make helicopters 'obsolete $ z% T& y, h. o1 L( h% @# M' }3 l* o
Could be used for 'air sports' - or even as a flying car : a; s: ^ i* r; F+ \( o0 I ! V0 k) V* o7 w& Q+ mBy Emma Reynolds ( M2 D- ^( `/ e' J, E ) n+ C: S5 ^( r4 K4 G6 NLast updated at 1:32 PM on 4th November 2011 0 s& e5 t9 V$ Y德国工程师Thomas Senkel和朋友打造出世界首架载人电动“直升机”,日前首次试飞飞行了1分30秒。 - V& O' \( x$ h/ U$ ]4 T它跟传统直升机不同之处在于有16个螺旋桨并且是露天的,使用的锂电池大约可用20分钟,若遇故障还9 e3 \& C: }4 R/ _. k4 O! N
可跳伞。该直升机可用于急救和航拍。 & e" P: ?4 ^# C0 K( ]$ U( h- d/ a z( V" s0 G( `! q