ASKA A5 ドライブ＆フライ eVTOL、FAA型式証明プロセスを進捗 – プロトタイプが特別耐空証明を取得

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ASKA A5 ドライブ＆フライ eVTOL、FAA型式証明プロセスで前進 ― プロトタイプが特別耐空証明を取得 4人乗りドライブ＆フライ eVTOL「ASKA A5」が、型式証明の取得に向けて前進し、飛行および走行試験を実施中の世界初の空飛ぶクルマとしてリード。.

ASKA™ A5 is the world’s first flying car to start the type certification process with the FAA. The Silicon Valley air mobility company’s prototype was awarded Certificate of Authorization (COA) and Special Airworthiness Certification by the FAA and has started flight testing. Since 2022 ASKA has performed successful ground testing and in Q1/2023 began conducting on-street driving tests. This Special Airworthiness Certificate signals that ASKA™ A5 has successfully met all FAA safety requirements.

ASKA is working closely with the FAA on type certification. Type certification signifies the design is in compliance1 with applicable airworthiness, noise, fuel venting, and exhaust emissions standards.

“We have achieved a series of technological milestones; debuting the first full-scale working prototype of the ASKA™ A5 in January at CES, successfully performing field and driving tests, and obtaining the COA and Special Airworthiness Certification for our pre-production prototype,” says Guy Kaplinsky, CEO/Cofounder. “The data we are harvesting from flight testing is enabling us to make progress towards our type certification. We already completed the initial phase and are progressing towards our next milestone, G1 status.”

G-1 basis is a critical milestone in the FAA cross-validation process, establishing airworthiness and environmental requirements necessary to achieve FAA Type Certification Validation.

The size of an SUV, the four-seater ASKA™ A5 is a drive & fly eVTOL that can travel by road and air. The vehicle is designed for the highest level of safety, a key factor that has enabled the company to make positive progress with the FAA toward type certification.

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Dual hybrid energy supply:

ASKA is hybrid with batteries and a range extender engine that charges the batteries in-flight. Uses premium gasoline available from today’s gas stations Large Aerodynamic wings, optimized for safe landing with ability to glide Six independent motor systems for flight Sufficient reserve flight time to meet FAA safety requirement Ballistic parachute 4 seater (1 pilot and 3 passengers) Capable of Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) from helipads and Short Takeoff and Landing (STOL) from runways Max flight range 250 miles Airspeed up to 150mph

“「耐空証明の取得は、安全性を最優先しながら『走る・飛ぶ』eVTOLの開発に取り組んできた私たちの努力を裏付けるものです」と、共同創業者兼会長兼COOのマキ・カプリンスキーは説明する。「ASKA™ A5のような公道走行可能なeVTOLの大きな利点の一つは、既存の空港を改修したり電化したりする必要がないことです。なぜなら、周囲にある多くの充電スタンドなど、現在のインフラを最大限に活用できるからです。私たちはベイエリアの地元の空港と協力して運航概念のテストと確認を行っています。彼らがゲートを開け、ASKA™ A5が走行するのです」8/8/23, 12:15 PM

ASKA A5 ドライブ＆フライ eVTOL、FAA型式証明プロセスで前進 ― プロトタイプが特別สมอ運航証明を取得。「2/3は車としてヘリポートや滑走路まで走行・タキシングし、飛行モードに変形して離陸できる。」”

ASKA™ A5 is not only capable of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) from a helipad or vertiport, it can enter an airfield by driving through the airport gate, open the wings, taxi towards a helipad or runway, then take off. The vehicle can also perform an energy-efficient short takeoff from the runway using the in-wheel motors and thrust from the props.

ASKA™ A5 makes the maximum use of existing infrastructure, such as parking, charging stations, airfields, helipads and runways, for a seamless integration into city and suburban landscapes. The vehicle fits in standard parking spaces, it can be charged at home and EV charging stations, and the range extender engine runs on premium gasoline purchased at existing automotive gas stations.

Pre-order reservations launched in 2021 and the company has already secured $50M in pre-orders.

About ASKA ASKA is an air mobility company headquartered in Mountain View, California that is developing the ASKA™️A5 drive & fly eVTOL (electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing), a real flying car.

ASKA™️A5, the world’s first drive & fly eVTOL, enables people to move faster and greener with the comfort of door to door travel, making the maximum use of the existing infrastructure. The four-seater ASKA™️A5 drives on the road like a car, is capable of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL), as well as short takeoff and landing (STOL), and flies as an aircraft.

The company signed a five-year Space Act Agreement with NASA in 2020 to advance their participation in NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign (AAM), jointly organized with the FAA.

The company was founded in 2018 by Maki and Guy Kaplinsky, experienced technology entrepreneurs. Their previous startup, IQP Corporation, was an early innovator in the Internet of Things and acquired by GE in 2017.