BREAKING NEWS
Not a UFO, but an IFO
New drone could revolutionize personal aircraft market
Image of prototype of new two-seater UFO like drone designed by Pierpaolo Lazzarini. Photos courtesy Daily Mirror. CLICK TO ENLARGE
(INTERNATIONAL) -- It looks like a flying saucer, but this new aircraft is definitely an IFO, meaning Identified Flying Object.
An Italian designer, Pierpaolo Lazzarini has designed a radical new two-seater "Jet Capsule" drone for an Italian company that just may radically change the personal aircraft market.
The Daily Mirror says the large scale drone, which looks like a "flying saucer" from the 1950's UFO magazines, carries two adults and can stay airborne for between 60 and 70 minutes.
This I.F.O. is propelled by eight electric engine rotors that receive power via a set of batteries. The small aircraft can be flown to an estimated top speed of about 120 mph.
The capsule where two people sit is surrounded by a strong but lightweight carbon fiber disk that is designed to protect passengers without weighing the drone down.
In emergencies, the cockpit can be detached and is equipped with a parachute for emergency landings.
Lazzarini says the technology exists to bring the craft to market now and he's looking for investors to make that happen.
The drone is purpose built for two passengers (Photo: Cover Images)
It looks just like a UFO (Photo: Cover Images)
The capsule is surrounded by a strong carbon fibre disk to protect passengers (Photo: Cover Images)
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