Applied eVTOL Concepts has revealed a new “flying car”, the Epiphany Transporter, which has VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) capability. In lieu of wings, the advanced aircraft configuration vaunts morphing, dual-mode, ducted thrusters enabling it to hover like a helicopter, and attain efficient high-speed cruise flight like an airplane. Applied eVTOL Concepts claims that it has vast potential commercial appeal due to its “predicted 300+ mile range; 160-mph top speed; and exceptionally quiet, neighbour-friendly sound (about 55 dB @ 50′)”. Originally developed under a $5.1 million DARPA grant, the NASA-proven ducted thrusters have undergone over a quarter-century of refinement through

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