Flying cars could soon feature in future apartment tower designs
- 7 years ago
QUEBEC, CANADA — Canadian engineer Charles Bombardier and Indian industrial designer Ashish Thulkar have developed concept designs for luxury apartments towers that feature landing pads for personal flying cars.
The concept is one instance of the kind of infrastructure that would need to be developed for personal flying vehicles to become commonplace. This new kind of residential building would see vertically aligned landing pads accommodate the fliers.
Residents would not necessarily need to own their own flying car, but could order one to their condo’s personal landing pad, much the way we use taxi and ride-sharing services today.
When detecting an inbound vehicle, the balcony could prepare for landing by lowering the rail guard automatically.
Bombardier added that there would be a need for air traffic control systems to keep the city skies orderly and safe.
Though the idea is still in it’s infancy, Bombardier and Thulkar believe it may not be long before we see apartment buildings built to code for personal fliers.
The concept is one instance of the kind of infrastructure that would need to be developed for personal flying vehicles to become commonplace. This new kind of residential building would see vertically aligned landing pads accommodate the fliers.
Residents would not necessarily need to own their own flying car, but could order one to their condo’s personal landing pad, much the way we use taxi and ride-sharing services today.
When detecting an inbound vehicle, the balcony could prepare for landing by lowering the rail guard automatically.
Bombardier added that there would be a need for air traffic control systems to keep the city skies orderly and safe.
Though the idea is still in it’s infancy, Bombardier and Thulkar believe it may not be long before we see apartment buildings built to code for personal fliers.