MAIDEN VOYAGE IN THE AIR
Drive & Fly Introducing Aska, an aerial mobility vehicle designed for both road and air.
“To build a better society and a better economy, we
size of a large SUV and can be driven like a regular car or
need better transportation solutions, and flying cars
parked in a standard parking bay. To transition to flight
will be a part of that equation,” say Guy and Maki
mode, it extends its wings and lifts off vertically from a
Kaplinsky, the co-founders of NFT Inc, a Silicon Valley
designated vertipad; although pilot training is needed to
innovator with an ambitious vision to reshape the
operate in the air, flying is made simple through semi-
future of transportation.
autonomous technologies.
The team of aerospace and automotive engineers,
Aska has a flight range of up to 250 miles powered by
aerodynamics experts and flight control specialists
electric motors and is equipped with a range extender
have been developing their concept for the past three
as a redundant safety system. “We have focused
years, and the resulting model – known as Aska – is
significantly on Aska’s safety elements, which include
now available for pre-order with a 2026 delivery date.
dual energy sources, large wings, large propellers, and a
Thought to be a world-first, the electric vertical take-
six-pack of batteries to ensure it is as safe in the air as it
off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle offers the freedom to
is on the ground,” concludes Kaplinsky. “We anticipate
travel by road or in the air thanks to its revolutionary
that flying cars that are accessible to the general public
hybrid design, enabling people to live in a rural
will be as instrumental in redefining how and where we
environment and quickly and easily commute to the
live as the original automobile was to the foundation of
city centre door-to-door. The four-seater vehicle is the
our country’s highway and road systems.”
