The concepts, features and development status of flying vehicles at home and abroad are elaborated, and the flying vehicles are classified according to the application scenarios, propulsion, take-off and landing modes. Through the analysis of the application of flying vehicles in urban and mountainous areas, it is proved that flying vehicles play a vital role in urban traffic congestion, special scenes and emergency rescue. The development of flying vehicles in the low-altitude field is one of the important development directions of 3-dimensional smart transportation in smart cities, and the development of flying vehicles faces major opportunities and challenges in electrification technology innovation and air traffic control.

Flying vehicle  /  Development history  /  Application scenario case  /  Challenge and opportunity