AUDIO: FIRST AIRPORT FOR FLYING CARS OPENS
The world’s first airport designed for flying cars has opened in Coventry in the UK. Called a ‘vertiport,’ the place is designed to handle zero-emission drones, flying cars and flying taxis – all electric vehicles. Air-One is billed as a “pop-up airport,” a modular building set in a large parking lot, designed to be built and dismantled quickly. It’s a concept intended for use in both urban environments and in regions that require the quick deployment of humanitarian aid and disaster relief. This one is being used as a demonstration site for both aircraft and cargo drone developers, showing off the concept to prospective customers. The company plans to build 200 more all over the world in the next five years.
* Ah, Coventry, England, the natural center of the aerospace industry.
* “‘Ow many flyin’ cars you expectin’ this week, guv’ner?”
* Blah, blah, blah. It’s a big shed, folks. And Coventry is smack in the middle of England’s “Tornado Alley,” so good luck with that. (True fact.)
* So far, they had landings from two drones, a dozen pigeons and Mary Poppins.
CLIP: The theme from “The Jetsons” to play in the background.
