Flying car design and testing

Klein, S. and Smrcek, L. (2009) Flying car design and testing. In: CEAS 2009 European Air and Space Conference, Manchester, UK, 26-29 Oct 2009,

Abstract

This paper is primarily concerned with the inverted design process and manufacture of a flying car prototype which can overcome the problem of traffic management in the world today. A possible solution to the problem of overcrowded roads would be to design a flying or hovering car. Given technological advances in aircraft construction, navigation and operation, flying cars or personal aircraft are now a feasible proposition. The viability of such a concept was investigated in terms of producing a conceptual design for a two-person carrying flying vehicle, manufacturing a flying prototype followed by ground and initial flight testing.

• Item Type: Conference Proceedings
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Smrcek, Dr Ladislav
• Authors: Klein, S., and Smrcek, L.
• Subjects: T Technology > TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Autonomous Systems and Connectivity
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2009 Royal Aeronautical Society
• First Published: First published in Proceedings of CEAS 2009 European Air and Space Conference, ISBN: 1857692130
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced with the permission of the publisher.