Flying Cars & Hover Technology |
We've all seen the concept in movies, from Back to the Future Series, Total Recall, to The 5th Element, a self flying vehicle artificially controlled by itself. Furthermore, its additional features usually include being able to fly between buildings at top speeds, yet can also gently come to a hover for boarding. Nine years ago when the concept was pushed into design, all of those features seemed out of reach. However, now in 2016 it has become a reality. Meet the Air Mule aka the Cormorant.
Due to it's current military application, the project's flight data was kept secret, but the first official successful flight occurred in January of this year. The makers of Air Mule Drone, Urban Aeronautics, also stated that it's name will change to "the Cormorant."