Rachel Banbury
This is just like the Jetson’s cartoon coming to life!
A drone that can carry people will start being used in Dubai from July this year.
The Chinese model eHang 184 has already had test flights.
The drone can carry one passenger weighing up to 100 kg and has a 30 minute flight time. The passenger uses a touch screen to select a destination. There are no other controls inside the craft.
It has reported speeds of up to 160 kilometres per hour and can fly 50km on a single battery charge.
1. Who is the main person or group of people in this news article?
2. What was the key event from the news article?
3. Where did this event take place?
4. When did this event take place?
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4. Tell us when this event happened and explain what might happen in the future.
5. Explain in your own words why this event took place.
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The Big Idea
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9 Responses
wow
Thats cool
that is dangerous
cool! I wish it was in NZ!
I wish I had one.
So cool
That’s cool i wish there was one in nz
Wow that is amazing!!!
thats awesome
cool