Can airbus fly?

Creativity and imagination are two separate things.  If they amalgamate makes wonder.  Have you ever thought an airbus can fly? Seems to be unrealistic!  No doubt, this is certainly beyond one’s fancy!  But the truth flying airbus is coming soon and it is hoping to enter the market sooner than you think.

The latest innovation is electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles [eVTOLs], that is faster than a car, more exclusive than mass transit, and quieter than a helicopter. It is indeed revolutionized urban transportation.

According to aerospace giant Airbus says to cut down the travel time in heavily congested areas and to be well-positioned keeping in mind the future aspects, it is important that we must see the need to change the way we are travelling in cities.

The next-generation city airbus is equipped with fixed wings, a split tail section, and eight electrically powered propellers and is capable to reach a cruising speed of 120 kilometres per hour. 

The [eVTOL] is specifically designed, starting from structural mechanics to aerodynamics and electric propulsion.  Its battery can last for 80 kilometres, and a landing noise of 70 decibels, which is audible to human ears is expected low enough to blend in with the sound of regular traffic.

The looks seem to be like a robot taxi and the main goal of eVTOL is to manoeuvre itself by computer in order to make the economics more viable. In future, the target should be self-piloted autonomous flight.  Though this procedure takes time until then, it will fly with a pilot of course.

A lot of engineers are spending hours on all aspects of eVTOL design and experiments are going on eVTOL concepts to strike a better balance between hovering and forward flight.

No doubt the thinking process is quite challenging, but it should be borne in mind public acceptance is as important as developing the technology and the Airbus eVTOL should meet the highest standards for safety certification, which is set out by European aviation regulator EASA.

It is a very important milestone but on the other hand, it also needs to show serious commitment since there is a great potential to make a long-lasting impression. 

As far as city airbus flying is concerned, it is quite understandable that there is a huge gap between flying -- when there is nobody else around you and flying in an environment especially -- where there are other people around you.

Generally, urban air mobility caters for a safe and efficient aviation transportation system that will ferry transport passengers or cargo at lower altitudes within urban and suburban areas.  It also connects the sky to better link people to cities and regions and can contribute to a multimodal mobility system. 

The glimpse of the Airbus will be a four-seat prototype and it has been predicted that the commercial liftoff not be earlier than 2025.