Archinect - News2024-11-08T14:37:50-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150449056/hok-debuts-modular-vertiport-design-for-future-flying-car-race-series
HOK debuts modular vertiport design for future flying car race series Josh Niland2024-10-03T13:57:00-04:00>2024-10-04T13:49:29-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d6/d643cb20d7835f6f1771b8213f187cac.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The burgeoning future of personal airborne transportation is a topic on many minds of late as advancements in aviation technology make the prospect of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/889207/flying-car" target="_blank">flying cars</a> and similar vehicles more and more <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150271889/flying-cars-will-exist-in-cities-by-2030-according-to-hyundai-s-europe-chief" target="_blank">feasible</a>.</p>
<p>Now, <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/9343/hok" target="_blank">HOK</a> is entering its name into a mix with a design for what will be the world’s first flying car racing series. The firm's London-based Sport + Entertainment group will design Airspeeder's first eVTOL electric vehicle racing vertiport structure called Skydeck in an unnamed desert location. A spokesperson with Airspeeder said it would "initiate a new mobility revolution."</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/af/afcce3aba9c1040254609eb697f03ca5.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/af/afcce3aba9c1040254609eb697f03ca5.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>All images courtesy HOK</figcaption></figure><p>A press release described the design, which borrows from years of experience designing for the F1 racing series, as being able to accommodate 10 teams with up to 20 flying race cars. <br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/02/022d1b2d8a1c889298e971c0b14b67fa.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/02/022d1b2d8a1c889298e971c0b14b67fa.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>All images courtesy HOK</figcaption></figure><p>Racers will be separated from the spectator area below the track in safety-conscious 'airside' zones serviced by retractable landing pads. The design is both modular and evinces a "...</p>