{"id":7867,"date":"2014-05-21T19:13:44","date_gmt":"2014-05-21T23:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7867"},"modified":"2014-05-21T19:13:44","modified_gmt":"2014-05-21T23:13:44","slug":"sci-tech-the-aero-x-personal-land-speeder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7867","title":{"rendered":"Sci-Tech: The Aero-X personal land speeder"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve posted a couple of times (see here<\/a> and\u00a0here<\/a>) about\u00a0Aerofex<\/a>\u00a0 and their\u00a0<\/span>Aero-X<\/a>\u00a0 dual-ducted fan personal transport. They now say they will begin selling\u00a0the vehicle<\/a> to the public in 2017 \u00a0for around $85,000<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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[…] the Aero-X, a vehicle that makes low-altitude flight realistic and affordable. Flying up to 10 feet off the ground at 45 miles per hour, the Aero-X is unlike any vehicle you\u2019ve seen. It\u2019s a hovercraft that rides like a motorcycle – an off road vehicle that gets you off the ground.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Aero-X can be adapted for unlimited outdoor uses: surveying, search and rescue, border patrol, disaster relief, aerial agricultural, ranching, and much more.<\/em><\/p>\n

Or maybe you just want go out to the desert and\u00a0fly.<\/em><\/p>\n

Because the Aero-X is intuitive to fly, you can learn to operate it safely in just a weekend of training. It responds to your movements just as a motorcycle would. And it costs a fraction of even the most basic airplane or helicopter.\u00a0\u00a0 Maintenance is simple and inexpensive, as the Aero-X is built with very few moving parts and is powered by a reliable rotary engine.<\/em><\/p>\n

Flight . . . easy, affordable, safe<\/em><\/p>\n

Why will you fly? Reserve your Aero-X now.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve posted a couple of times (see here and\u00a0here) about\u00a0Aerofex\u00a0 and their\u00a0Aero-X\u00a0 dual-ducted fan personal transport. They now say they will begin selling\u00a0the vehicle to the public in 2017 \u00a0for around $85,000.   […] the Aero-X, a vehicle that makes low-altitude flight realistic and affordable. Flying up to 10 feet off the ground at 45 … Continue reading Sci-Tech: The Aero-X personal land speeder<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-science-and-technology"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-22T","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16108,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16108","url_meta":{"origin":7867,"position":0},"title":"Sci-Tech videos: Updates on Martin Jetpack and Urban Aero + A hydrofoil vehicle for Uber on water","author":"TopSpacer","date":"May 29, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"New transport for air and water: ** Martin Jetpack - Been awhile since I posted videos of the New Zealand company's one person Vertical Takeoff and Landing with a ducted fan design https:\/\/youtu.be\/NZ9Nw9T85wA According to the 2017 annual report (pdf), the current engine requires more maintenance and has a shorter\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Science and Technology"","block_context":{"text":"Science and Technology","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=9"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/NZ9Nw9T85wA\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":13397,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=13397","url_meta":{"origin":7867,"position":1},"title":"Sci-Tech videos: Tesla self-driving demo + Urban Aero VTOL + Volocopter","author":"TopSpacer","date":"October 23, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Some interesting technology videos: ** Demonstration of a fully autonomous\u00a0self-driving\u00a0Tesla:\u00a0All Tesla Cars Being Produced Now Have Full Self-Driving Hardware | Tesla https:\/\/vimeo.com\/188105076 ** Urban Aero's Cormorant\/AirMule\u00a0vertical-take off and landing (VTOL) ducted fan autonomous vehicle\u00a0is large enough to transport cargo and one or two persons. 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