, you probably won’t be able to convert your road car to hover for $39,999.95 and have a flying DeLorean to drive along aerial expressways . The system will largely be automated, and the vehicles will be a lot like drones, with big batteries and fast-moving propellers. So, we’ll get to fly, but not in an old Pontiac.Horizon Aircraft Inc. announced that it has completed the construction of its revolutionary 50%-scale “Cavorite X5″ prototype.
The test program for this 50%-scale aircraft will decrease technical risk as Horizon continues development of its full-scale aircraft. Brian Robinson was frustrated with the poor fuel efficiency and quality of his 1946 Republic Seabee’s engine, so he decided to explore different alternatives when it came time to have it replaced. Tired of 1930s technology that didn’t work well and was unreliable, Robinson conceived a strategy to develop a new power plant for his plane and convert it into Transport Canada’s flexible Amateur-Built category.
So began the formal developmental research on an X3 prototype design, which was a fitting start. The X5 Cavorite later evolved toward urban air mobility with eVTOL aircraft becoming technically feasible as the X3 pivoted into the X5 Cavorite.now, you can see that it also has a team of experienced people who have better odds than many startups of moving from design and prototyping to series production.