Crewed Flying Race Car Debuts in Australia

Alauda Aeronautics unveiled the Airspeeder MK4, which will compete in the first crewed races planned for 2024.

Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at 03:37 PM ET

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The company’s racing multicopters are developed at its advanced aerospace engineering hub in Adelaide, South Australia by engineers drawn from elite motorsports, automotive, aviation and even FPV drone, electric plane, electric vehicles and passenger drone backgrounds. [Courtesy Alauda Aeronautics]

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Alauda Aeronautics has unveiled the Airspeeder MK4, its first crewed flying race car, claiming it to be the world's fastest hydrogen-powered eVTOL aircraft with a top speed of 225 mph.
The MK4 will be publicly unveiled on March 9, begin crewed flight testing this spring, and is scheduled to race in the Airspeeder Racing Championship next year, featuring a Thunderstrike engine and AI-controlled gimballed thrust steering.
Alauda's CEO envisions the technology extending beyond racing to transform personal transport, with flying cars potentially becoming as affordable and widespread as conventional cars in the future.

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Alauda Aeronautics may be ushering in a new era with its release of the Airspeeder MK4, its first crewed flying race car. The company touts the hydrogen-powered car as the world’s fastest eVTOL aircraft, with a top speed of 225 mph.

Alauda plans to publicly unveil the MK4 at the Southstart innovation festival on March 9. It will begin crewed flight testing this spring, and expects the flying car to race in its Airspeeder Racing Championship next year.