Siyazi kangangexesha elithile ukuba inkampani yobukhulu be Airbus Wayesebenza kwiprojekthi apho wayefuna ukwenza uhlobo oluthile lwedrone apho nabani na anokuhamba esibhakabhakeni sedolophu. Le prototype, ngaphandle kokuba uninzi ibiyicinga ukuba icinyiwe, iyaphila kunanini na kwaye sinobungqina kwisibhengezo esenziwe yinkampani uqobo apho kuqikelelwa ukuba ezi drones ziya kuqala ukusebenza kwi-2018.
Emva kwalo lonke eli xesha lokulinda, ekugqibeleni kubonakala ngathi uninzi lweenkcukacha ezisichukumisileyo malunga nolu hlobo lweedrones ziyacaciswa, ngakumbi ukuba sicinga ukuba sithetha ngeprojekthi apho kwakufunwa khona ukwenza isithuthi esizimele ngenqwelomoya esizimeleyo. Ukuthwala ngaphakathi ukuya kubantu abane kunye nemithwalo yabo. Iprojekthi esele ibhaptiziwe ngegama le CityAirbus kwaye, njengoko ubona ngezantsi, kubonakala ngathi kuphuculwe ngakumbi kunokuba besicinga.
I-Airbus ilindele ukuba iidrones zayo ezintsha zeteksi ziqale ukusebenza kwezona zixeko zibalulekileyo zehlabathi phakathi ku-2018
Ukuya kwinkcukacha ezithe kratya, sifumanisa ukuba nganye kwi-CityAirbus iya kuthi ixhotyiswe ngento engaphantsi Rotors ezine, Inye nganye inikwe amandla zii-100 kW iinjini zombane ngelixa ngaphakathi kwiprototype ayinanto ingaphantsi Iibhetri ezine ukuya kuthi ga kwi-140 kW amandla, anele ukunika i ukuzimela kwemizuzu engama-15 ukuhamba ngesantya esiphezulu se-120 km / h.
Nangona kunjalo, ukusikelwa umda kuphinda kwakhona kwabasemagunyeni, nangona i-Airbus icinge ngendlela yokusombulula le ngongoma, ubuncinci okwangoku kude kube kuyilwa umthetho, ezi drones Yiba nomqhubi oyingcali kulawulo lwakho ukuzilawula, okwangoku, ziya kuhamba ngokungathi sishelikopta yombane.