An operator of a vehicle known as a “flying car” has canceled its demo flights scheduled on Sunday at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka due to broken components.
Japanese trading firm Marubeni is one of the three operators of demo flights without passengers during the Expo period. The company is currently in charge of the attraction through July.
Marubeni said some part fell off during a demo flight on Saturday afternoon with a single pilot aboard. The incident occurred when it flew over an area with no spectators. Nobody was injured and the vehicle landed without problem.
The company later found that part of a frame and the motor of one of the 18 propellers had broken. It says it will resume the demo flights after identifying the cause of the mishap and ensuring the vehicle is safe to operate.
AloJapan.com