Aston Martin which is famously knows as a british motoring and luxury brand represents an all new concept known as the Volante Vision. A luxury concept aircraft with vertical take-off and landing capabilities. Produced in partnership with Cranfield University, Cranfield Aerospace Solutions and Rolls-Royce, the concept aircraft aims to bring luxury personal transportation to the sky.

The Volante Vision Concept is a demonstration of Aston Martin’s design ingenuity. With room for three adults, the concept is a near future study that previews a flying autonomous hybrid-electric vehicle for urban and inter-city air travel, providing fast, efficient and congestion free luxurious travel.

The Volante Vision Concept adons Aston Martin’s signature design and takes full advantage of the latest advances in aerospace, electrification and autonomous technologies. Air travel will be a crucial part in the future of transportation, the Volante Vision Concept is the ultimate luxury mobility solution. Humans have always spent on average, one hour commuting to and from work. The distance we live from our workplace has been determined by the methods of transportation available. The Volante Vision Concept will enable us to travel further with our hourly commute, meaning we are able to live further away from where we work.

Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) CEO Paul Hutton said: “The introduction of autonomous and electric propulsion technologies into new aircraft designs is both inevitable and challenging, and as the UK’s leading aircraft design and production SME we are excited to be playing this key role in the Volante Vision Concept and so to be at the vanguard of this revolution in aerospace.”

Director, Rolls-Royce Electrical Rob Watson said: “We are delighted to be involved in the Volante Vision Concept, which showcases the best of British design and engineering. Rolls-Royce has already delivered hybrid-electric systems for other applications including ships and trains, and we’re very excited about the potential of the technology in aerospace. This is a great opportunity to collaborate on a pioneering project which will use high performance hybrid-electric propulsion technologies for personal air mobility concepts that could transform the future of transportation.”
 

Aston Martin Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer Marek Reichman holds the key to the distinctive design language of the new Aston Martins. His design inputs have lead to the birth of come iconic cars such as the Aston Martin DB11, the new Vantage, the DBS Superleggera and Aston Martin Valkyrie hypercar project 
“We are at the beginning of a new generation of urban transportation, vertical mobility is no longer a fantasy.  We have a unique chance to create a luxury concept aircraft that will represent the ultimate fusion of art and technology and we have used forms and proportions that express the same devotion to design, engineering and beauty that shape our cars.” says Reichman.

This Aston Martin showcases another niche product which will be beneficial in the future we well as showcases us the refinement of the marque over time. 

Want to see this concept take shape ? Well, lets wait and watch shall we.