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Revolutionary Hungarian aircraft design rocks the industry – PHOTOS
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Orca Aerospace, a brand-new Hungarian company founded in 2020, has designed an electric aircraft that could revolutionise the entire personal air vehicle industry in the foreseeable future.
According to their website, Orca Aerospace was founded by four young Hungarians last November after their successful participation in the renowned International General Aviation Aircraft Design Competition by the Royal Aeronautical Society. To be exact, the team received 3rd place with their eVTOL design.
The acronym eVTOL stands for electric vertical take-off and landing. In effect, this category includes a wide variety of aircrafts such as the famous Harrier military jet and most helicopters. This means that the vehicle can take off and land without the need of a runway.
After their first success, Orca Aerospace’s design received a bronze award at the A’Design Award and Competition and finished in the top 10 at AIRBUS’s Sustainable Mobility Challenge.
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According to 24.hu, the solution to the traffic challenges in metropolitan areas could be the introduction of personal air vehicles or air taxis. Currently, there are major scientific research programs conducted in this field all around the world, and the industry has reached a value of USD 45 billion. This figure is expected to increase to USD 97 billion by 2027.
That is one reason why this Hungarian achievement is so significant as it is a pioneering project in a raipidly growing sector.
