Manta Aircraft’s planes have a range of up to 1,000 kilometres thanks to their hybrid propulsion, and despite their airplane-like shape, they take off and land vertically.
Eviation’s nine-seat aircraft could be flying within weeks – if the prototype is operational, it will not only reduce environmental impact, but also make the aircraft cheaper to operate.
The Canadian company’s plane is indeed called Sexbomb and could be in the skies as early as 2022 to test a prototype engine for space shuttles. Canada’s Space Engine Systems (SES) is taking the plunge into space tourism and has ideas for other uses of hypersonic flight, according to a press release.