People going from Tinley Park to Chicago soon may not need roads to get there if a company’s vision for a flying transit option becomes a reality.
A sign posted along 183rd Street outside the Tinley Park Helistop depicts an Eve Holding Inc. eVTOL vehicle on Thursday, Sept. 8 in Tinley Park. The company will begin two weeks of"simulation" flights Sept. 14 using helicopters to make the 15-minute flight from Tinley Park to Vertiport Chicago near Roosevelt Road and Ashland Avenue in Chicago.
Eve’s eVTOL design uses eight rotors to take off vertically move forward like an airplane, making for a more efficient way to fly than in helicopters and similar craft, according to Andrew Stein, president and CEO of Eve. The aircraft also produce fewer emissions, and the Brazil-based Eve boasts its eVTOL will be far quieter than helicopters while traveling at comparable speeds.
Near the top of the myths about eVTOL that Stein finds himself dispelling is the image of flying cars from “The Jetsons.” When people hear about eVTOL, they think the aircraft is something they will park in their garage and take off from the street to fly to work.
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