Urban Aeronautics X-Hawk

Urban Aeronautics X-Hawk

Infobox Aircraft
name = X-Hawk



caption = An artist's rendition of the X-Hawk
type = Flying car (aircraft)
manufacturer = Urban Aeronautics
designer = Rafi Yoeli
first flight = 2009 (first prototype)
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status = Under development
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unit cost = $3.2 million USD
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The Urban Aeronautics X-Hawk is a design for a flying car which is being developed by Rafi Yoeli of Tel Aviv, Israel. Yoeli and his privately held company, Urban Aeronautics, claim to have flown the car to a height of 3 ft, though they say that greater heights are possible. [ [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,249082,00.html# FOXNews.com - Israeli Company Working on Flying Car for Military, Rescue - Science News | Science & Technology | Technology News ] ] It will be about the size of a large van. The X-Hawk and its smaller version, the Mule, would be used in search and rescue operations where a helicopter would be useless or at least very dangerous, such as evacuating people from the upper stories of burning buildings.

Design

The X-Hawk is a VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) aircraft that does not have any exposed rotors, configured as a tandem-fan, turbine-powered vehicle. Pilots will use a fly-by-wire multi-channel flight control system, as well as an automatic stabilization feature to help control the aircraft and maintain level flight. The ducted fan design allows the car to achieve the speed and maneuverability of a helicopter. [ [http://www.flixxy.com/x-hawk-flying-car.htm X-Hawk Flying Car ] ]

pecifications

*Max speed: 155 mph (248 kph)
*Max altitude: 12,000 ft
*Endurance: 2 hrs of flight time

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* Piasecki PA-59H Airgeep
* Moller Skycar M400

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References

External links

* [http://www.urbanaero.com/ Urban Aeronautics official website]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgg79rc6JAs Video of the X-Hawk] on YouTube
* [http://www.piasecki.com/pa-59h.htm Piasecki "Flying Geep" - circa 1962]


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