Researchers design flying car prototype

Researchers design flying car prototype

A research team of undergraduate students at Khalifa University of Science and Technology have designed and implemented a complete prototype of an electric flying car. Emadud-Deen Khalil, Staff Reporter A research team of undergraduate students at Khalifa University of Science and Technology have designed and implemented a complete prototype of an electric flying car. This research, which was presented as a graduation project, marks the beginning of futuristic flying cars that will be developed and manufactured in the UAE. The research team included four students: Munira Al Hammadi from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Mahra Al Balushi, Khulood Nabeel from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Imran Al Hammadi from the Department of Aerospace Engineering. The project is supervised by Dr. Riyadh Al Khaz'ali, Dr. Bashar Al Khasawneh and Dr. Ashraf Al Khatib. The prototype combines an electric car and a drone in the form of a hexagonal helicopter that uses GPS navigation, the team said, adding that the idea of the flying car began in January 2020 when the team focused mainly on designing a flying car that can take off and land vertically. This would give the car driver the ability to move smoothly while flying without