A Russian defense manufacturer named after the inventor of the AK-47 showed off its “flying car” to company officials and the Internet.
The “car,” which has sixteen sets of rotors, could have military applications down the road including scouting, communications, and other tasks.
The company develops and manufactures a wide variety of military small arms, from modernized versions of the AK-47 in service with the Russian military today to sniper rifles and guided artillery rounds.
The new vehicle, dubbed a “flying car” by the Russian media, has eights pairs of rotors that provide lift. The vehicle has a skeletal metal frame and is controlled by a pair of joysticks.
There is no gasoline or diesel engine. Two banks of batteries are located under the rider and likely provide electricity to the eight pairs of rotors.
The use of electricity saves weight over the use of a petroleum-powered engine and gas tanks, but like quadcopter drones the vehicle can probably only fly a half hour or less before exhausting its batteries.
The flying car could have military applications down the road including scouting, communications, and other tasks.
News Source: http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a28397/kalashnikov-hovercycle/
