Isizukulwane sesi-5 se-Wisk Aero Cora eVTOL.IWisk Aero Kwiminyaka nje elishumi eyadlulayo, iimoto ezibhabhayo ubukhulu becala bezingeyonto ingaqhelekanga, ngaphandle kwesangqa esincinci se-sci-fi-obsessed tech zezigidigidi ezazizimisele ukubuyisela ukuhanjiswa kwabantu. Omnye woovulindlela bokuqala bomsunguli womlingani kaGoogle uLarry Page, owathi ngo-2010 waxhasa ngemali ukuqala okubizwa ngokuba nguKitty Hawk ukuphuhlisa izithuthi ezime-nkqo zokuhamba-nokwehla kombane, okanye ii-eVTOL. Ezi nqwelo-moya zincinci zincinci, eziqhutywa ngamandla ebhetri azidingi iindlela zokubaleka ukusuka nokufika kwaye zizolile ngakumbi kuneehelikopta ngexesha lokubhabha, zibenza isisombululo esifanelekileyo kwimikrozo yeedolophu.
U-Kitty Hawk wenza i-eVTOL ukuba ibe yinyani, kodwa khange abe nempumelelo enkulu ekwakheni ishishini elinokubakho kubo. Nangona kunjalo, ikhuthaze isivuno seenkampani ezintsha zokujoyina umdlalo. Namhlanje, kuqikelelwa ukuba ubuncinci ziinkampani ezingama-200 kwihlabathi jikelele ezijonge kuzo beka ii-eVTOLs kusetyenziso olwahlukeneyo, Ukusuka kwiimoto ezindizayo zobuqu ukuya kwiiteksi zomoya zasedolophini.
Omnye wabaphambili beshishini ngu-spinoff ngqo ovela kuKitty Hawk. Kwi-2019, uKitty Hawk wahlulahlula umthetho ozimeleyo we-eVTOL obizwa ngokuba yiCora kwaye wenza indibaniselwano kunye neBoeing ebizwa ngokuba yiWisk Aero.
IWisk ngoku ivavanya isithuthi esihlala abantu ababini esinokubhabha ngaphandle komqhubi. Inkampani ivelisa inqwelomoya enkulu enokuthi ngenye imini isetyenziswe njengeeteksi zasedolophini-ngexabiso elifikelelekayo.
Kwangoko kulenyanga, u-Braganca wenza udliwanondlebe ne-CEO yeWisk uGary Gysin, apho axoxa khona ngee-eVTOL zasezidolophini kunye neendima zabaxhasi beenkampani, abalawuli, kunye nabo bakhuphisana nabo, ekwenzeni iiteksi zomoya ziyinyani.
Kukho zonke iintlobo zezinto ezintsha ezenzeka kubuchwepheshe bokuhamba ngoku: jets supersonic , ispowerbital spaceflight, ihyperloop tunnels, njl. Yintoni eyenza ii-eVTOL zithembise ngokukodwa?
Ingxaki i-eVTOL izama ukusombulula kukungaqiniseki kohambo lwedolophu. Nasiphi na isixeko esikhulu namhlanje, kunzima ukuqikelela ukuba kuya kuthatha ixesha elingakanani ukusuka kwindawo A ukuya kwindawo B, nokuba luhambo olufutshane. NgeeVTOLs, uya kuba nakho ukubhabha nje udlule kwaye ungaze ubambeke kwitrafikhi.
Ekuhambeni komoya, umahluko omkhulu phakathi kwee-eVTOLs kunye nezinye iindlela zokuhamba kukufikeleleka. Umzekelo, iihelikopta kudala zikho, kodwa ziyafikeleleka kuphela kubathengi beprimiyamu. Oko sizama ukwenza uhlobo lwenkonzo ye-UberX yosetyenziso lwemihla ngemihla, nokuba iyasebenza, undwendwele usapho okanye uye kumsitho okhethekileyo.
Ngaba sithetha ngexabiso elifikelelekayo? Uber wayeqhele ukwenza unenkonzo yeteksi yomoya kwisiXeko saseNew York esiya kuthi sixabise i-200 yeedola ngomntu ngamnye ukubhabha ukusuka kwi-Lower Manhattan ukuya kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya i-JFK. Ngaba inkonzo yeteksi yomoya yaseWisk iya kuba namaxabiso afanayo?
Ngokwenyani sisebenzisa i-UberX njengemodeli yamaxabiso. Ke sijolise kwindawo ethile phakathi kwe- $ 4 kunye ne-8 yeedola kumgibeli ngamnye.
Ukulunga, imakethi iya kuqala ngexabiso eliphezulu. Kodwa siyila ii-eVTOLs zethu ukuba zibe ziipesenti ezili-100 zombane kunye nokubhabha ngokwakho, ngenxa yoko iindleko ziya kuba sezantsi. Ndiyakholelwa ukuba siya kuba nakho ukuqhuba inqaku lamaxabiso ezantsi ngokukhawuleza kunaye nabani na emarikeni.
Iinkampani ze-eVTOL zibonakala ngathi zonke zikhula ngexesha elinye. Ndiqaphele ukuba iiprototypes zabo kwintengiso zibukeka zifana kakhulu. Ngaba ikhona inkcazo yezobuchwephesha yala nto okanye ngaba ezi nkampani zilinganisa nje?
Malunga neminyaka elishumi eyadlulayo, kwabakho intsebenzo kumoya womoya owenza ukuba kube lula ukuphakamisa inqwelomoya. Ungayicinga njengokutshintsha ihelikopta iye kwinto enamaphiko amisiweyo.
Njengomphumo ovela kuKitty Hawk, iqela lethu belisenza inqwelomoya ye-eVTOL iminyaka eli-11. Kwafuneka sihambe kwigophe lokufunda ukuze sifumane ubumbeko olulungileyo lwenqwelomoya. Sinamalungelo awodwa omenzi wechiza angaphezu kwe-130, mhlawumbi eyona portfolio inkulu kwishishini le-eVTOL. Ngoku sisebenza kwisithuthi sethu sesithandathu, esiya kuqinisekiswa ukuba sihamba eMelika, eYurophu naseAsia. 
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Kukho amakhulu okuqala kwe-eVTOL phaya. Uninzi lwazo lukhangele ukumilisela iindiza zorhwebo ngo-2024 okanye kungekudala. Ngaba iWisk yahlula njani kukhuphiswano lwayo kolu rhwebo luxakekileyo?
Ngokuqinisekileyo sahlukile kuba asizukutsho ukuba siza kubhabha nini, kuba, ekupheleni kosuku, i-FAA ngumgwebi xa kukho umntu obalekayo. Bathanda ukungonwabi kakhulu kubathengisi abazibophelela kumhla othile.
Kule marike, kuthatha malunga ne- $ 2 yezigidigidi ngenkxaso-mali ngaphambi kokuba ufumane isiqinisekiso sokuqala senqwelomoya. Akuyinto yokudlala imali enkulu. Kufuneka ibe ngumdlalo namaqabane acwangcisiweyo aqondayo ubude bexesha lokuhamba ngenqwelomoya-yimijikelezo yeminyaka elishumi. Ke kuya kufuneka ubenendlela efanelekileyo yobugcisa enokuthi ekugqibeleni ibonise imeko yokhuseleko ye-FAA.
Ayilulo uhlobo lomdlalo apho ubeka khona imali kwaye ufumane imbuyekezo kwiminyaka emibini okanye emithathu. Zininzi izinto zokuqalisa ezingena kule marike. Kodwa ndiyakholelwa ukuba bambalwa kakhulu abaya kulwenza uhambo. Uqikelelo lwam kukuba banokubakho kuphela abadlali abahlanu okanye abahlanu abaya kuthi ekugqibeleni basinde kolu hambo.
Ukuthetha nge-FAA, iWisk ibisenza ntoni ukubakhwela? Yeyiphi ingxelo onayo?
Sisebenzisana kakhulu ne-FAA kuwo onke amacandelo abo. Siwabekile amaxesha ethu ophuhliso kunye nabo. Ingxelo esiyifumeneyo ukuza kuthi ga ngoku intle kakhulu.
Ukhuseleko luhlala luyinto ye-1 i-FAA ejongene nayo. Inqwelomoya yethu ayizukubakho umqhubi wenqwelomoya, kwaye i-FAA iyayithanda loo nto ngenxa yezizathu zokhuseleko.
Sinamalungiselelo neNASA. Basinceda ngokumodareyitha kunye nokulinganisa inqwelomoya ezizimeleyo kunye nokushumayela olo luvo ngaphakathi kwe-FAA.
IWisk yatsalwa njengentsebenziswano edibeneyo phakathi kweKitty Hawk neBoeing. Yintoni indima yeBoing kwi-R & D yakho kunye neminye imiba yokusebenza?
Abasunguli beKitty Hawk bafuna ukufumana iqabane elisebenza ngenqwelomoya elinakho ukwenza urhwebo nge-eVTOL yalo elizimeleyo, ukuyiqinisekisa nokuyizisa kwintengiso. Luhlobo lokudibanisa ukuveliswa kweSilicon Valley kunye nesigebenga esikhulu esasikho, senze loo nto.
I-Boeing ayisiyiyo nje umtyali mali. Ikwangamaqabane e-R & D. I-Boeing ibikade ineprototype entle ye-eVTOL ebizwa ngokuba yi-PAV (Inqwelo moya yabakhweli), eyayiyinqwelomoya enezihlalo ezibini. Ezo nzame ngoku zidityanisiwe nathi kuphuhliso oludibeneyo lwenqwelomoya yethu yesi-6.
