World s first flying car mobile airport to open in UK later this year
The incredible world first, designed by Urban Air Port, will be located next to the city’s Ricoh Arena and will allow air taxis and electric drones to land and recharge
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World s first pop-up airport for electric flying cars, air taxis and delivery drones to launch in Coventry in November backed by a £1.2m Government grant - and it can be installed in a matter of days
Called Air-One, it has been unveiled as part of a joint collaboration between Urban Air Port and Hyundai
The first site will be installed by end of the end of 2021 and located off the A444 near the Ricoh Arena stadium
The former car park will be transformed into an airport with a 14-metre diameter landing platform and runway
Once a flying car, air taxi or drone touches down on the landing pad, it drops the vehicles inside the hanger
The facility, known as Air One, will be built through a partnership involving South Korean car-maker Hyundai.
It is proposed the hub will host electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft, including air taxis and autonomous delivery drones, transporting people and cargo across cities over coming years.
A visual representation of the Air One site in central Coventry (Urban Air Port Ltd/PA)
The site, which is being developed by the company Urban Air Port, is set to be unveiled later this year during the Coventry City of Culture celebrations.
It comes after the project was awarded a £1.2 million government grant by the UK Research and Innovation’s Future Flight Challenge (RIFFC), and is expected to attract match-funding from the commercial sector.
The facility, known as Air One, will be built through a partnership involving South Korean car-maker Hyundai.
It is proposed the hub will host electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft, including air taxis and autonomous delivery drones, transporting people and cargo across cities over coming years.
A visual representation of the Air One site in central Coventry (Urban Air Port Ltd/PA)
The site, which is being developed by the company Urban Air Port, is set to be unveiled later this year during the Coventry City of Culture celebrations.
It comes after the project was awarded a £1.2 million government grant by the UK Research and Innovation’s Future Flight Challenge (RIFFC), and is expected to attract match-funding from the commercial sector.
The facility, known as Air One, will be built through a partnership involving South Korean car-maker Hyundai.
It is proposed the hub will host electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft, including air taxis and autonomous delivery drones, transporting people and cargo across cities over coming years.
A visual representation of the Air One site in central Coventry (Urban Air Port Ltd/PA)
The site, which is being developed by the company Urban Air Port, is set to be unveiled later this year during the Coventry City of Culture celebrations.
It comes after the project was awarded a £1.2 million government grant by the UK Research and Innovation’s Future Flight Challenge (RIFFC), and is expected to attract match-funding from the commercial sector.