The Kitty Hawk Flyer, an all-electric aircraft that is designed to fly over water, finally takes to the air.
The Kitty Hawk is a startup funded by Google co-founder Larry Page and headed by Google X founder Sebastion Thrun. A video of its first prototype vehicle has been finally released.
The ultralight aircraft will be launched later this year and the pricing will be revealed then. The Kitty Hawk Flyer looks like a giant drone and the driver is installed on top.
Although according to Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the aircraft falls under the ultralight category, owners will not need a pilot’s license to operate one.
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