Once the vehicle is finally ready, it will be able to carry four passengers plus luggage up to a distance of 200km. The company said that tests on the prototype will be carried out through 2022, before it is subjected to even more advanced test flights in 2023. Two propellers assist in horizontal flight. There are eight rotors helping the prototype aircraft in vertical lift.
The Flying Tiger has been produced as part of the Vertical Mobility project launched in 2020 by Volkswagen China to “explore the next generation of mobility solutions, including the urban air mobility market and the extension of urban traffic into airspace.”Īccording to the company, the prototype has a luxury x-wing configuration measuring 11.2m in length and 10.6m in width. All helicopters are VTOL-type aircraft but some fighter jets, such as F-35B Lightning II, are also examples of the type. VTOLs are aircraft that can land, take off and hover vertically. In a statement, Volkswagen China said that Flying Tiger is an electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) prototype. Features of the Volkswagen electric flying car Image credit: Volkswagen AG
It’s made by the company’s Chinese division, Volkswagen China, in collaboration with Chinese aviation manufacturer Sunward and British design consultancy Tangerine. The aircraft is dubbed Flying Tiger because of both its black-and-gold livery and the fact that it is launched in the Year of the Tiger. The prototype marks the German car maker’s first step into the world of aircraft design and development. Volkswagen has unveiled a ‘state-of-the-art passenger drone prototype,’ or a fully working automated electric flying car.
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