4 Amazing Vehicles of the Future Even The Jetsons Would Envy

 

1. Batmobile futurecars10

Okay, it’s not quite Batman’s great automobile, but this is the closest we may potentially have in the next few of years. The GF7 jet vehicle boasts an astounding 3500 pound engine and can achieve up to 160 kph (100 mph) on the ground. It can then open its seven meter (23 ft) folding wings and fly up to a height of 12,000 meters (39,300 ft) at speeds of up to 885 kph (550 mph). When on the ground, the automobile will be driven by electric motors which are then recharged by the jet engine during flying mode. Like traditional aircraft, it will require a lengthy runway of roughly 2500 meters to obtain the necessary speed for takeoff. But a fantastic automobile comes with a huge price tag – the GF7 will cost three to five million dollars and is scheduled to be ready in around four years.

2. SR-72

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The SR-71 Blackbird was an aeroplane that could achieve Mach 3 speeds. It operated largely as a surveillance aircraft for the United States Air Force from 1964 until it was decommissioned in 1998. It still maintains the title as the fastest manned jet aircraft, although that could be broken shortly.

Lockheed Martin, the developer of the Blackbird, has initiated a project to construct its replacement. The new aircraft will be just about the same size as its predecessor but will be capable of hitting Mach 6 speeds, a speed that only the X-15 was able to accomplish on a regular basis. Like the SR-71, it will largely be employed for surveillance. The SR-72 is anticipated to start flying by 2018 and become fully operational in 2030.

3. Super Submarine futurecars8

It appears China intends to transform every single car into super fast ones that attempt to resist the rules of physics. China also has aspirations to construct a supersonic submarine fast enough to accomplish a trans-Pacific cruise in roughly 100 minutes.

Submarines are now the turtles among sea boats, with the fastest one merely reaching 80 kph. Researchers are aiming to adopt a procedure termed “supercavitation,” which entails wrapping a submersible within a bubble to lessen underwater drag that affects speed. This is also the mechanism employed in Russian torpedoes that can reach 386 kph (230 mph). A supercavitating submersible may potentially achieve speeds of up to 5800 kph (3600 mph), which is the same as the speed of sound underwater. There are still a lot of challenges to figure out, since a highly strong rocket engine will be required to give the submarine a lengthy range. Plus, high speeds will make it impossible to maintain the drag-reducing bubble.

4. Very Fast Levitating Train futurecars7

Trains that levitate off the rails have been around for a long, with the first high-speed commercial train able to reach speeds of more than 400 kph (250 mph). But picture a train that can speed up to 2900 kph (1800 mph). That’s approximately three times the speed of a normal commercial airline, and could carry you from New York to Los Angeles in little under 90 minutes! A new breakthrough in China dubbed the Super Maglev might possibly achieve such speeds.

Magnetic Levitation Trains, or MagLev for short, employs magnets to move instead of regular wheels. This decreases the friction between the wheels and the rails, therefore permitting quicker speeds. But as speed rises so does air resistance, and consequently more power is required. That’s why the current fastest passenger MagLev train can only achieve speeds of 431 kph (268 mph). The Super Maglev will employ a tube to minimise these pressures and allow for considerably faster speeds, however at this stage it’s all mostly theoretical so don’t buy those train tickets yet.