Oxfordshire
BBC
Imagine an electric drone mixed with a fixed-wing plane – that is the concept behind a new two-seater aircraft being developed by start-up company, Skyfly.
The Axe promises the flexibility of a helicopter but without the cost, noise pollution, or carbon emissions.
It is a vertically capable aircraft, or Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft, which means it can take off like a helicopter.
It also has two fixed wings that allow it to take off and land from a runway.
The company claims the Axe has a top speed of 100mph, it can carry up to 172kg – approximately the weight of two 13.5st adults – and has a range of 100 miles, about the distance from Oxford to the Isle of Wight.
