Dear MEL Topic Readers,
It's a boat? It's a plane?
If you want to travel from a port town to another over water, you may take a boat or ferry, or helicopter or seaplane, each of which has advantages and disadvantages. Boats and ferries can transport more people at cheaper costs but they are slow. Helicopters and seaplanes are faster but they carry only a few people at a time and cost much more. Another problem, which is common to all these vehicles, is that they all burn fossil fuel in one way or another. Are there any greener ways to travel over water? To tackle this problem, a Boston-based tech company came up with a hybrid of a boat and a plane to fly close to the water. The unique aerodynamic design allows the vehicle to fly more efficiently than conventional aircraft. The all-electric “Seaglider” will carry dozens of passengers in the future for over 250 kilometers in an hour. Another sleek and clean way to travel over water. Speaking of air taxies, what is happening to Volocopter, the world's first flying taxi, now?
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