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In Europe presented a model of a flying taxi

В Европе представили модель летающего таксиThe company presented the project of the future taxi

The largest European aerospace Corporation, Airbus Group has provided a model of a flying taxi project Vahana, which may start production by 2020.

This was reported in the blog project. The drone can carry cargo or one passenger, a function of the vertical take-off and landing allows it to sit almost anywhere.

The aircraft is equipped with special landing gear and two sets of rotary wings.

The Executive Director of the division Airbus of Lasoff Rodin said that the plane automatically self-detects obstacles and other aircraft in its path. Airbus plans to test a prototype by the end of 2017, and the first product to be released by 2020.

Recall, November 2, China showed the world’s largest combat drone, which can carry from 16 to 24 missiles.

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