Turkish design firm DesignNobis, which has already conjured up many eco-friendly futuristic automobiles for its transportation portfolio, now brings us the award-winning “Volitan”, which we’ll refer to by its more prosaic sounding English name - “The Flying Fish”.
Is it an evil flying fish? Well, no. Although it looks like it ought to be piloted by a James Bond uber-villain, the Volitan is actually a good flying fish - a sleek, futuristic flying fish machine, flying very much on the right side of history. You see, this fish captures solar and wind power, and stores it in batteries. A sophisticated onboard computer optimizes the wing position and energy sourcing based on prevailing weather conditions. In sunny conditions, the boat runs primarily on solar, in windy conditions, it captures the wind like a type of electronic sail, and when seas are stormy, the wings fold up to stabilize the boat for safety.
According to the designer, “The objective was to create a new and alternative sailing vessel that would achieve a lightweight system, high sail performance, and all-weather navigation capacity with near zero emissions.”
Unfortunately for those of us with a million or so to spare on a cool and eco-friendly new toy, this wicked-looking fish is also, sadly, just an imaginary fish.
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This is awesome!
Please read the following statement with a British accent: “Your boat is ready Mr. Bond.”