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Low cost alternate Remotely
energy solutions:
hydrogen, piloted passenger/
atmospheric gases, cargo aircraft and
solar energy, new low airspace system
cost, light weight designed to handle
- Vertical takeoff from the compact fuels such operations
roof top or the road
- Automatic/intelligent
navigation

- Designed for variable 6 1
speed, hovering capability to
enable traffic resolution Completely
automated ground
- Supported by airspace A safe personal based traffic monitoring
design providing low level air vehicle or car 5 BLUE SKY 2 system for the
which can fly;
corridors for operation with following RESEARCH airspace designated
- Supported by an automated features for autonomous
separation
traffic control system for
traffic resolution and
collision avoidance 4 3
- Does not use the
conventional fuels, preferably
solar or based on fuel cell
technology
High capacity
hypersonic Nanotechnology
passenger aircraft enabled car which can
reducing travel transform into an
times drastically aircraft or boat
as required

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CONCLUSION AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

Mobility has played a key role in the there is no reason to promote any particular
development of human race on this planet, mode at the cost of the other. This realization
and invention of wheel is perhaps one of the is reflected in the emerging thrust on seamless
most enduring discoveries of all the time in the multi-modal transportation system capable of
history of mankind. Transportation networks are moving the passengers and goods in the most
a key enabler for the trade between modern efficient manner; and providing efficient choices
day economies with large scale production to the consumer to select the best combination
and distribution of goods and services across on the basis of individual needs.
the different regions. The different modes of
transportation have evolved over the years with Aviation technologies developed over the
technologies making it more and more efficient years have transformed the human aspirations
in terms of costs as well as speed. The different of mobility and made this world truly flat
modes of transportation have their own by minimising distances. The need for an
advantages and even have competition for the efficient air transport network and its role in
share of passenger and cargo traffic; however transformation of economy through integration

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