Cezeri made its first flight

[Balamir]

Other companies based in Turkey

AircarCorp received 100.000$ investment
HRA Cars > defunct
TurkishTechnick > no news

HRA Cars good design

 

[Merzifonlu]

 

[Test7]

Turkey’s first indigenous flying car, called Cezeri, was successfully tested in Istanbul, its manufacturer said on Tuesday.

Designed and manufactured by Turkish engineers, Cezeri ascended to 10 meters (32.8 feet) in its 230 kilograms (507 pounds) prototype flight tests, manufacturer Baykar said in a statement.

“We will make more advanced prototypes in the upcoming process, and perform flights with a human [on board],” Selcuk Bayraktar, the chief technology officer, was quoted as saying.

Bayraktar added that it would take an estimated 10-15 years for Cezeri to hit the roads and 3-4 years to use for recreational purposes such as quad bikes in rural areas.

“After smart cars, the revolution in automotive technology will be in flying cars. So from this point of view, we are preparing for tomorrow's races, rather than today's,” he added.

Last September, Cezeri was displayed at Teknofest, the Turkish technology and aerospace fair, in the metropolitan city of Istanbul.

The car is named after Ismail al-Jazari, a renowned 12th-century Muslim engineer and polymath.

Baykar, established in 1984, produces armed and non-armed drones, control systems, simulators, and avionics systems.

Turkey successfully tests its 1st flying car

Cezeri ascends to 32.8 ft in prototype flight tests, says Istanbul-based manufacturer - Anadolu Agency

www.aa.com.tr

 

[Test7]

CEZERI's new flight video released

 

[Nilgiri]

I remember that they asked Elon Musk about flying cars. He said that he considered flying cars but he came to a realization that it has no future because of 2 main points.

1-) Not safe.
2-) Generating a lot of noise.

I think Cezeri will have no market future but it might act as a technology demonstrator. Maybe, some military applications in the future.

Yes I thought TD when I saw it just now. Good job to Turkey.

Flying vehicles given extra degree of freedom involved, means it will need a concise handling network (virtual aerial highways/corridors) to be effective and sustainable long term. We also must figure out a good way to get efficient+economic propulsion + lift.

 

[Bogeyman]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1345047175387086850

US military posters of VTOL aircraft show future plans.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1345089337722085377

The French have similar plans.

Hybrid engine solutions are expected to be introduced in 2025.

 

[Zafer]

HRA Cars good design

They are currently defunct. I was nearly making a deal to be part of their team.

 

[Zafer]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1345047175387086850

US military posters of VTOL aircraft show future plans.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1345089337722085377

The French have similar plans.

Hybrid engine solutions are expected to be introduced in 2025.

In a galaxy far far away.

This quad configuration has no advantage other than compactness.

 

[Indos]

For some reason, this type of flying car concepts do not seem safe to me. I personally would not have tried to fly in such a vehicles. This technology can give confidence after 50 years, but for now, no.

This technology is valuable for cargo drone concept and even Indonesia has plan to build one which is actually much bigger than that Turkish prototype but I won reveal the design concept until the program is really showing some progress.

 

[Combat-Master]

For some reason, this type of flying car concepts do not seem safe to me. I personally would not have tried to fly in such a vehicles. This technology can give confidence after 50 years, but for now, no.

Dude, slap on a parachute, you'll be fine

 

[Zafer]

Dude, slap on a parachute, you'll be fine

Parachutes do not work under like 50 meters.
Some claim to work under 20 meters, but not reliable.
Flying cars are not safe if they are not made correctly.

 

[Timur]

Parachutes do not work under like 50 meters.
Some claim to work under 20 meters, but not reliable.
Flying cars are not safe if they are not made correctly.

i am not afraid of parachutes I am more afraid of turkish people actually fly such a thing when I simultaniously watch how they drive cars..

at least we could feel safe in our homes but with such a vehicle we cannot feel safe anywhere..

 

[Zafer]

i am not afraid of parachutes I am more afraid of turkish people actually fly such a thing when I simultaniously watch how they drive cars..

at least we could feel safe in our homes but with such a vehicle we cannot feel safe anywhere..

The thing is people will not be allowed to roam the sky as they wish. There are strict rules in aviation. Flying cars will be treated like planes and helicopters. For any air trip to be allowed to take place there must be an airspace suitable for flight; there must be a pilot who is trained to fly a certain type of air vehicle and finally there must be an air vehicle which is thoroughly tested to reliably fly safely under intended flight conditions. Once all these three criteria are met the vehicle can be allowed to fly. So, the laws are protecting the safety of the people around the flight path.

Current laws are being slowly adapted to the new types of flying vehicles which are easier to fly than the classical ones. The industry is trying to accommodate these new types of vehicles without risking safety of people.

 

[Timur]

The thing is people will not be allowed to roam the sky as they wish. There are strict rules in aviation. Flying cars will be treated like planes and helicopters. For any air trip to be allowed to take place there must be an airspace suitable for flight; there must be a pilot who is trained to fly a certain type of air vehicle and finally there must be an air vehicle which is thoroughly tested to reliably fly safely under intended flight conditions. Once all these three criteria are met the vehicle can be allowed to fly. So, the laws are protecting the safety of the people around the flight path.

Current laws are being slowly adapted to the new types of flying vehicles which are easier to fly than the classical ones. The industry is trying to accommodate these new types of vehicles without risking safety of people.

I think a flying "car" needs more strikt rules than other vehicles.. and I think that this kind of vehicle may not fly without an autopilot in 99% of all flight minutes

 

[Zafer]

I think a flying "car" needs more strikt rules than other vehicles.. and I think that this kind of vehicle may not fly without an autopilot in 99% of all flight minutes

All Urban Air Mobility vehicles have autopilots and the new laws prescribe levels of safety that are only afforded by airline planes which is a fatal failure for every 1x10^(-9) hours of flight. This may unfortunately mean no flying cars as it is very hard to achieve. But you can limit the flight paths of flying cars to places where humans presence is very small and alleviate the failure rate requirement. The industry is hard at work to sort it out.

 

[Bogeyman]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1349188536117809152

 

[Zafer]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1349188536117809152

Death traps.

Laws require safety of people not participating the flight to be secured. So not allowed to fly over people. Laws require way more tighter precautions to be taken for safety if they are carrying passengers in return for money. China can not afford to degrade these laws and stay respectable. Propeller redundancy will not guarantee safety as a condition effecting one propeller may as well effect all of them. We need to wait and see how often they will crash.

 

[mulj]

Death traps.

Laws require safety of people not participating the flight to be secured. So not allowed to fly over people. Laws require way more tighter precautions to be taken for safety if they are carrying passenger in return for money. China can not afford to degrade these laws and stay respectable. Propeller redundancy will not guarantee safety as a condition effecting one propeller may effect all of them. We need to wait and see how often they will crash.

Without major adapting of traffic infrastructure, signalisation, laws and regulations on international level, this kind of vehicles will remain only cool technology demonstrations or in very limited use.

 

[Zafer]

Without major adapting of traffic infrastructure, signalisation, laws and regulations on international level, this kind of vehicles will remain only cool technology demonstrations or in very limited use.

Those are relatively easy problems but vehicles not staying in the air and falling down will be the major problem. It may not have happened today but it will happen one day.

 

[KKF 2.0]

What's the difference between this and any ultralight helicopter?