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21.03.2020

The American company Transcend Air has begun developing the Vy 400 flying taxi; it is planned to be used for intercity flights.

The American company Transcend Air has begun to create an air taxi Vy 400, the N + 1 portal writes with reference to Aviation Week. The device is planned to be made according to the tiltrotor scheme with a rotary wing, with propellers at the ends, and a fan in the tail section. The car will be equipped with a turboshaft engine capable of delivering 1 horsepower. The maximum takeoff weight of the Vy 700 will be 400 tons; The air taxi will be able to carry cargo weighing up to 3,2 kilograms. The device will be able to fly at speeds up to 993 kilometers per hour, at an altitude of up to 648 meters.

It is planned that the Vy 400 will be able to carry up to five passengers. Transcend Air plans to use air taxis for long-distance travel, specifically between New York and Boston and Los Angeles and San Francisco.

The company has already begun testing scaled-down air taxi prototypes, as well as software and control systems for the vehicle.

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