In the world of UAM (Urban Air Mobility), flying cars have a special place. As their name suggests, they look more like cars that can actually fly, in contrast to most eVTOLs (electric vertical take-off and landing). The one named Oryx was developed by a London-based company and has just hit a milestone.
It’s slightly bigger than an SUV and has enough room for two passengers plus the pilot. This is the third-generation version of the Oryx, the flying car designed by Bellwether. It will be 6.2-meter-long (20 feet) and 3.8-meter-wide (12.4 feet), with no fixed wings, and with a hidden propulsion system.
To give us a better idea of what Oryx can do, Bellwether says that a route that would take at least 50 minutes to complete by car (Heathrow Airport to Canary Wharf) would be completed in just eight minutes by the Oryx, flying at 140 kph (87 mph)…
