据外媒报道,波音这辆原型车长约9米,宽约8.5米,采用了四旋翼的动力结构,尾部搭载了一副螺旋桨,并具备垂直起降的能力。试飞过程中,这辆飞行汽车在距离地面几英尺的高度飞行了不到一分钟后,实现了软着陆。
为了这一刻,波音已经准备了很久。2018年,波音收购了飞行器公司——Aurora,加速飞行汽车的开发速度。据了解,该公司还在与Uber旗下的UberAIR服务合作,并计划在2023年左右为用户提供“飞的”服务。波音表示,开发飞行汽车的目的是为了提升城市交通和快递服务的效率。波音希望开发出两种不同类型的空中汽车,分别可以搭载两名和四名乘客,飞行里程可达50英里(约80公里)。
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According to foreign media reports, the prototype of Boeing is about 9 meters long and 8.5 meters wide. It uses a Four-rotor power structure with a propeller at the tail and has the ability of taking off and landing vertically. During the test flight, the flying car made a soft landing less than a minute after flying several feet above the ground.
Boeing has been preparing for this moment for a long time. In 2018, Boeing acquired the aircraft company Aurora to speed up the development of flying cars. It is understood that the company is also cooperating with Uber AIR services under Uber, and plans to provide users with "flying" services around 2023. Boeing says the aim of developing flying cars is to improve the efficiency of urban transportation and express delivery services. Boeing hopes to develop two different types of aerial vehicles that can carry two and four passengers and can fly up to 50 miles (about 80 kilometers).