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The founding member of an award-winning hip-hop dance troupe hangs up his sneakers to engineer a flying sports car. Tale as old as time, right?<\/p>
Yeah, not exactly. But it’s the path former dancer Kyxz Mendiola has carved out for himself.<\/p>
Six years ago, Mendiola decided he was sick of dealing with traffic, so he did what anyone in a similar situation would: started He calls the craft, which looks a lot like a giant remote controlled drone, the “Koncepto Millenya.” On Sunday he took it out for its first public test flight in the Philippine province of Batangas. It lasted about 10 minutes.<\/p> “It was amazing,” the Filipino inventor told Reuters<\/em><\/a>. “All the hard work paid off. Everything worked perfect.”<\/p> Koncepto Milenya seats just one person weighing up to 100 kilograms (220 pounds). Its six lithium-ion batteries power 16 rotary motors, which allow the craft to reach a height of 6.1 meters (20 feet) and a top speed of 60 kph (37 mph).<\/p> According to Mendiola, who co-founded the Philippine All Stars hip-hop dance group in 2005, flying the craft is pretty simple.<\/p> “Press a button and it will go up, then push the stick forward, it goes forward,” he told Reuters<\/em>. “It’s very smart, that’s why I’m saying it has a lot of potential.”<\/p> Mendiola is working with Australian company Star8 to further develop the vehicle, with the goal of mass producing it. Star8’s CEO told Reuters<\/em> he wants to market the flying sports car in Australia, Europe, and Hong Kong.<\/p> No word on when Koncepto Milenya might come to the U.S., so traffic-averse Americans will just have to hope Elon Musk’s tunneling scheme works out.<\/p> READ MORE:<\/strong> Philippine Inventor Aims to Cut Travel Times With Passenger Drone<\/a> [Reuters<\/em>]<\/p> More on flying cars: How Close Are We Really to Flying Cars?<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p> The post This “Flying Sports Car” Is Like a Giant Drone You Can Ride In<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> Original post: PRETTY FLY The founding member of an award-winning hip-hop dance troupe hangs up his sneakers to engineer a flying sports car. Continue reading digging tunnels<\/del><\/a> building a flying car.<\/p>THE SPECS`<\/h2>
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