How was the test drive of the first flying machine. VIDEO

Journalist CNN By the name of Rachel, she tested the Flyer flying car, funded by Google co-founder Larry Page and developed by Thrun.

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To control the car does not require a pilot's license, before the flight you must pass 90-minute training. The creators hope that in the future, training will take about 5 minutes. Machine weight 113 kg created on the principle of the drone, its movement in the air provide 10 propellers.

Company Thrun considers personal air transport as a solution to the problem of traffic jams, but first you need to make sure that this transport is convenient and safe.

The machine is controlled by a simple joystick, speed for beginners is limited to 6 miles (10 km) per hour, experienced pilots are allowed to reach speeds up to 20 miles (32 km) per hour. The flight takes place at an altitude of about 3-4 meters.

The flight of the journalist monitored employees of the company, giving recommendations from a small building located on the territory of the test pavilion in Las Vegas.

Five minutes later the woman planted Flyer with ease of a professional.

She raised her hands, triumphing over her success, and the people around her greeted her.

“The joystick is very intuitive, but it's not the most comfortable thing I've ever sat in. You definitely feel the vibrations,” the journalist admitted.

Flyer allows you to hang in one place if the pilot does not touch the controls. Flight control is carried out using simple elements, there are no complicated mechanisms or screens. During development, the creators tested the controls of many devices: from boats to game joysticks, trying to find the most convenient model for the user.

The next day, the journalist went to the testing ground again for testing, felt much more confident and tried to make more complex elements.

A couple of months ago, the company set up a training center on a lake in Las Vegas. She has already conducted some 1500 test flights with her staff. Now the flights will be available to interested partners of the company and social activists.

All this is done in order to start selling as soon as possible. Flyer clients, the company is already taking pre-orders, the price of the car has not yet been announced. It is expected that the first sales will be made to amusement parks that have already expressed a desire to purchase a flying car.

According to tested Flyer Journalists, now the car is under complete, and in some aspects, even excessive, control. Representatives Thrun agree with this assessment and admitted that they would like the car to fly at a higher altitude, in addition, according to their estimates, it is possible to ensure that it reaches a speed of up to 100 miles (160 km) per hour. But first, the team wants to do more test flights and build a parachute into the car. Now, for safety purposes, all test drives are conducted exclusively over water.

According to the developers, it is imperative that Flyer It was easy, because the Federation of Air Transport allows unlicensed persons to control aircraft whose weight does not exceed 254 pounds (115 kg). Weight Flyer - 250 lbs (113 kg).

According to the rulesFlyer also can not fly at night or over the territory where people are.

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