ASKA A5 飞行汽车 eVTOL 推进 FAA 型号认证进程 – 原型机获特殊适航证

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ASKA A5 陆空两栖 eVTOL 推进 FAA 型号合格证认证进程 —— 原型机获得特别适航认证。ASKA A5 四座陆空两栖 eVTOL 成为全球首款推进型号合格证认证、且飞行和驾驶测试正在进行中的飞行汽车，处于领先地位。.

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

“适航认证验证了我们开发兼具行驶与飞行功能的电动垂直起降（eVTOL）飞行器并以安全为核心的努力，”联合创始人、董事长兼首席运营官马基·卡普林斯基（Maki Kaplinsky）解释道。“像 ASKA™ A5 这样具备道路行驶能力的 eVTOL 的重大优势之一在于，它不需要对现有机场进行改建或电气化改造，因为它能够最大程度地利用当今的基础设施，例如我们周围众多的充电桩。我们正与湾区的当地机场合作，以测试和确认我们的运营概念——他们开启大门，ASKA™ A5 驶入 2023年8月8日 下午12:15

ASKA A5 陆空两用 eVTOL 推进 FAA 型号认证进程——原型机获得特殊适航证：”作为一辆汽车，它驾驶/滑行至直升机起降场或跑道，转变为飞行模式即可起飞。”

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.