Newly-assembled aircraft Jetpod, by the British-based Avcen Ltd, crashed and burst into a ball of fire during a test flight from Tekah airstrip near here, killing its inventor Michael Robert Dacre, 53, who was piloting the aircraft.
The crash happened at 12.30pm Sunday. Dacre is also Avcen's managing director.
Avcen Limited Malaysia is based at Patimas Technology Centre, Technology Park, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur and Dacre had intended for the 8-seater flying taxi to be ready in 2010.
According to Wikipedia Jetpod is a design proposal for a very quiet aircraft that can take off and land in short distances (STOL), developed by Avcen Limited, a company formed in 1998 to promote development of the Jetpod.
A number of applications have been proposed, including as a military transport, an executive transport, and as a short to medium-range air taxi.
According to Avcen's publicity materials, the Jetpod's maximum speed is 550 km/h (350 mph, 300 knots).
It would need only 125 meters (135 yards) to take-off or land, allowing runways to be constructed close to the center of major cities, and would be sufficiently quiet to not be noticeable above city traffic.
The trip from Heathrow Airport to central London would take about 4 minutes and cost about $100.
The crash happened at 12.30pm Sunday. Dacre is also Avcen's managing director.
Avcen Limited Malaysia is based at Patimas Technology Centre, Technology Park, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur and Dacre had intended for the 8-seater flying taxi to be ready in 2010.
According to Wikipedia Jetpod is a design proposal for a very quiet aircraft that can take off and land in short distances (STOL), developed by Avcen Limited, a company formed in 1998 to promote development of the Jetpod.
A number of applications have been proposed, including as a military transport, an executive transport, and as a short to medium-range air taxi.
According to Avcen's publicity materials, the Jetpod's maximum speed is 550 km/h (350 mph, 300 knots).
It would need only 125 meters (135 yards) to take-off or land, allowing runways to be constructed close to the center of major cities, and would be sufficiently quiet to not be noticeable above city traffic.
The trip from Heathrow Airport to central London would take about 4 minutes and cost about $100.
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