The crash tests carried out made it possible to collect valuable information in order to secure these new flying cars soon to be available.
While the most imaginative have dreamed of them since the 1970s, flying cars are on the way to becoming a reality. So much so that NASA is carrying out its first crash tests to test the reliability of these vehicles of the future. Planned for the year 2000, they are a little late but don’t worry, they are coming!
With flying cars, no more traffic jams
Indeed, when the roads are clogged, it will suffice to fly away and go from point A to point B without stress. Thanks to these modern cars, it will be possible to take your children to school, to go to the cinema… In short, to do whatever you want, through the air.
Will we then end with accidents ? And with the neighborhood towers for find a place ?
One thing is certain, NASA has stepped on the accelerator. Different projects have been presented, with several different flying cars, but the impetus given by NASA can make things happen quickly.
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The future is in the sky
NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) program was launched in 2021 with the mission to safely develop an air transport system that can transport passengers and packages to places where there is no plane.
Beyond its assistance in the development of aerial cars, the NASA mission aims to verify that security systems are working properly et that the crash tests are conclusive.
Flying cars have electric propulsion, according to the project that NASA has on the table. The tests concern the vertical take-off and landing of eVTOL.
NASA has prepared a full-scale model to simulate a real crash. The vehicles were pulled by cables to a height of 20 meters before being dropped on the ground. The impact was brutal but made it possible to gather valuable information: “It’s a great success. We will be able to work on this data after our tests on the eVTOL concept. It is a vehicle that can carry six passengers. We were able to film images from 20 different views thanks to the internal and external cameras“, explains Justin Littell, researcher in Structural Dynamics.
New tests are expected soon in order to further secure the flying cars of the future.