28th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 23 - 28 September 2012, Brisbane, Australia
Paper ICAS 2012-10.5.1

A PERSONAL PLANE AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM: THE PPLANE PROJECT

C. Le Tallec, M. Harel*
ONERA, France; *Intergam Communications, Israel

Keywords: personal air transport, automated aircraft

The “Personal Plane” project (PPlane) has developed ideas and concepts to enable personal air transport in the long term (2030 and beyond). Comprehensive methodology and innovative concepts suggest a fully automated system, remotely controlled, that will safely transport people and goods, while reducing traffic, environmental damage, and social gap.

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