• An employee of Israeli startup AIR sits in a prototype of AIR ONE, an electric vehicle designed to fly commuters on short trips far above streets overcrowded with cars in Beersheba, Israel December 18, 2022. REUTERS / Amir Cohen
    An employee of Israeli startup AIR sits in a prototype of AIR ONE, an electric vehicle designed to fly commuters on short trips far above streets overcrowded with cars in Beersheba, Israel December 18, 2022. REUTERS / Amir Cohen
  • The aircraft will be able to carry two people - an operator and a passenger - as far as 160km on a single charge, the company says
    The aircraft will be able to carry two people - an operator and a passenger - as far as 160km on a single charge, the company says
  • CEO and co-founder Rani Plaut hopes their electric vertical takeoff and landing, or eVTOL, aircraft will hit the market at the end of 2024 at a base price of $150,000. Average day-to-day speeds will be about 160 kph at an altitude of 366 metres
    CEO and co-founder Rani Plaut hopes their electric vertical takeoff and landing, or eVTOL, aircraft will hit the market at the end of 2024 at a base price of $150,000. Average day-to-day speeds will be about 160 kph at an altitude of 366 metres
  • The next test phase will be with someone onboard
    The next test phase will be with someone onboard
  • An Air employee sits in the Air One prototype
    An Air employee sits in the Air One prototype
  • There are still many significant obstacles to pass before people can expect to fly themselves across cities in small vehicles like this - including creating regulations and commercialising the technology
    There are still many significant obstacles to pass before people can expect to fly themselves across cities in small vehicles like this - including creating regulations and commercialising the technology
  • Air co-founders Chen Rosen, Rani Plaut and Netanel Goldberg pose for a photograph in front of their Air One prototype
    Air co-founders Chen Rosen, Rani Plaut and Netanel Goldberg pose for a photograph in front of their Air One prototype

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Israeli start-up's personal flying vehicle takes test flight - in pictures

Company believes its craft is the future of travel to beat the traffic

The National

January 11, 2023

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Updated: January 11, 2023, 8:40 AM
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