BIZAirspeeder’s MK3 Looks Make Stars Wars Pod Racing A Reality by Brandon Berrios February 5, 2021 Do you guys remember watching that scene in Star Wars:Phantom Menace when Anakin was racing with that cool pod racer? The reason I mention it is because Airspeeder has been working on the MK line of speeders since 2017 and has just unveiled the MK3, which will serve as the companies base model for the upcoming 2021 season.The MK3 will travel at speeds in excess of 120 km/h or about 75 mph. The vehicles will be controlled remotely from the ground by the pilots for the 2021 season and they plan to have the vehicles be manned for the 2022 season. Matt Pearson, the company founder, has expressed his desire to bring to life the pod racing from Star Wars: Phantom Menace by 2022.For the past three years the MK3 has been in production and Airspeeder aims to “create a sport that will accelerate a new clean-air aerial mobility revolution”. 10 vehicles will be produced by some big names such as McLaren, Boeing, Jaguar Land Rover, Rolls-Royce and Brabham. These newly produced speers will be supplied to teams in 2021.Final closed-door preseason tests will happen in Australia before the launch of the international calendar. These preseason tests will provide important information on the performance, vehicle dynamics, safety and powertrain technology that will help put the final touches on the plans for the manned vehicles.MK3 Safety SystemsThe MK3 will be operated by a remote pilot from the ground and features technologies and engineering elements never before seen on an eVTOL craft. The innovations packed into the MK3 will be tested in this unmanned testing phase. The LiDAR and Radar collision avoidance systems that create a ‘virtual forcefield’ around the craft are designed to ensure close but safe racing. The Carbon Fiber frame and fuselage were chosen for its strength, stiffness, and lightweight properties that allow for maneuverability, performance and efficiency.PowertrainThe MK3 powertrain is powered by a 96 kW electric powertrain and comes as a significant upgrade to the MK2 concept vehicle. The MK3 increase 95% with only a 50% increase in weight from the previous version, the MK2. The speeders will fly at speeds in excess of 120 km/h or about 75 miles per hour.Maneuverability and StabilityThe MK3 speeders are designed with an ‘octocopter X formation’ which provides the pilots the ability to make the same sharp hairpin style turns as a F1 car but with the added dimension of being able to move vertically. The octocopter configuration also adds another layer of safety and ensure that the vehicle can safely land and remain in control should a rotor or battery system fail.Imagine what betting would be like when this becomes a well-known racing operation. Post Views: 9The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest PostsBrandon BerriosLatest posts by Brandon Berrios (see all) Trash Talk: Part of the game or just too much?? - February 10, 2021 Airspeeder’s MK3 Looks Make Stars Wars Pod Racing A Reality - February 5, 2021 eSports and Madden keep football on the Schedule for the Pro Bowl - January 25, 2021 A Radical New Idea to Change Sports - January 21, 2021 Related TopicsAirspeederMK3racing Newsletter SubscriptionCan't Miss Posts! No Shame in Their Game – Female Mixed Martial Artists Use Onlyfans to Make Money by Brandon Berrios | posted on December 4, 2020 Neha Uberoi Khangoora: Pro Athlete to Successful Business Entrepreneur by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on February 9, 2021 Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Exclusive Interview: SNY Personality, Maria Marino, Shares Career Journey (VIDEO) by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on January 28, 2021 The Five Biggest Injuries of the 2020 NFL Season by Anthony Paradiso | posted on November 6, 2020More in BIZ Vistaprint, Boston Celtics, NAACP Announced Formation of Power Forward Grant For Small Minority BusinessVistaprint, the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation & NAACP have announced the formation of the... The Future Is Fitness For AppleFitness+ was launched in December 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted gyms and fitness... NHL, Amazon Web Services Partner to Develop New Stats, Data, and InsightsThe National Hockey League (NHL) is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in an... Cricket Attracts More Subscribers for Disney+ HotstarWhat Caused an Increase in Disney+ Subscribers in India?: Disney+ is a streaming platform... At Age 69, Mark Chernoff is Withdrawing from WFAN Reggiano’s: Treating Every Day Like The Super Bowl