{"id":15337,"date":"2025-10-16T21:29:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T14:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/a-flying-suitcase-personal-vtol-aircraft-that-fits-in-a-car-trunk\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T21:29:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T14:29:50","slug":"a-flying-suitcase-personal-vtol-aircraft-that-fits-in-a-car-trunk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/a-flying-suitcase-personal-vtol-aircraft-that-fits-in-a-car-trunk\/","title":{"rendered":"A &#8220;Flying Suitcase&#8221; Personal VTOL Aircraft that Fits in a Car Trunk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Chinese company called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.x-controlsystem.com\/\">X-Control<\/a> is developing this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.x-controlsystem.com\/janus-i-flying-suitcase\">Janus-I Flying Suitcase<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>This is a personal VTOL aircraft that looks like an engineering school project, but bear with us. The heart of this design is that overhead structure housing the rotors. A gas-powered turboshaft engine is slung beneath it, on the rear end. The company&#8217;s aim is for the design to be modular and support different body styles beneath the flight-enabling structure.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Surprisingly, both the rotor housing and the cockpit can be broken down like origami:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The company says their final design will fit into a car trunk, and that &#8220;its user-friendly controls make flying as simple as driving a car \u2014 no license required.&#8221; (I imagine that would depend on the municipality.)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>They also envision an autonomous version that can carry cargo.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Vaporware, or real deal? 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