Akihabara News (Tokyo) — The Mizushima Aero & Space Industry Cluster Study Group (MASC) has begun construction on a building which will serve as an educational showroom for the eVTOL (flying car) industry.
The groundbreaking ceremony was held on May 29 at the construction location in Kurashiki city, Okayama, with about twenty people in attendance.
The facility, located in the Bikan Historical Quarter which attracts many domestic and international tourists, will consist of a single glass-enclosed two-story building with a total floor area of about 290 square meters.
It is scheduled to be completed in October this year.
The main attraction will be an operational unit of the China-made EHang 216. The building will also feature a Virtual Reality exhibit where participants can experience simulations of flying within an eVTOL.
MASC, along with its Chinese partners, aims to put eVTOLs into practical use as a means of transportation for people living on the remote islands of the Seto Inland Sea, as well as to provide sightseeing tours to visitors.
Koji Kirino, honorary chairman of MASC, told the national broadcaster in relation to the showroom that it will become “the perfect place to let many people know about flying cars. We want to lead to the development of air logistics and tourism businesses using these aircraft.”
MASC has been organizing some of the first manned eVTOL flights in Japan.
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