It is no secret to anyone that mobility is one of the biggest problems not only from Bogotá, but from the big cities of the country. With all the works ahead moving in the city is chaotic and a real stress test. Although the means of transport is public service or have a private vehicle, the multiple traffic jams mean that, as the meme says, ‘Bogotá is two hours from Bogotá’.
What if instead of going on the pavement you could go through the air?
The technology advances in recent years have been substantially, it is only enough to analyze the video calls, something that no one would have imagined a couple of decades ago and today they are something natural from day to day. Well, this innovation is another one that was seen in the science fiction movies or if you want in cartoons like The Jetsons and now they’re here.
For four years a company has been working on a flying motorcycle called ‘XTurismo Limited Edition’, Well, for those who have been following the progress of this project, the long-awaited vehicle has already hit the market. The flying motorcycle can go up to 100 kilometers per hour in both urban and rural centers.
And how much does this wonder cost?
The aircraft has an estimated price of $770,000 and was released in Japan, but is expected to arrive in the United States in 2023 in a smaller version and with a price of 50,000 dollars, which although it is still expensive is more accessible, 220 million Colombian pesos.
The design is based on a giant drone in which instead of having tires like traditional motorcycles it has propellers that make the aircraft stay in the air up to 40 minutes, It measures 3.7 meters long by 2.4 meters wide and weighs about 300 kilos.