A team of Hungarian engineers have been working on a way to pull-off one manned flight. In under a year, they’ve been able to take their idea from sketches and mock-ups to full-blown reality. Their prototype version of the machine is actually capable of flight.

The FLIKE has a tripod design, with three sets of two propellers each. The propellers start, and the FLIKE just lifts off the ground; no runway needed. The FLIKE uses the propellers to manoeuvre by changing the speed that they rotate. The FLIKE can also hover, roll, bank, drift, yaw, climb, turn, sidle and dive; with other features “yet to be named”.

The FLIKE’s batteries can sustain it for 15 – 20 minutes of hover flight, but up to 40 minutes of cruising. It may get you to work and back, but it’s not ready to be used to roam the countryside just yet. It’s not close to launching yet, so we imagine that by the time it’s on the market, the FLIKE will be able to stay in the air for longer with improved batteries.

The flight management computer is the main component of the FLIKE. It keeps the FLIKE stable, and monitors the propellers movements to allow you to manoeuvre. It also has safety capabilities, such as the FLIKE providing emergency lift if one of the engines fail. More features are included, but yet to be talked about.

FLIKE is looking for investors at the moment, while also working on a second prototype that would be much closer to it’s commercialization mock-up. We’ll keep you updated on when you can get your hands on a FLIKE, but for now, check out another of their manned flight demos.

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