in a quest to bring sustainable mobility to africa, south african startup PHRACTYL unveils a hybrid bird-plane with its concept ‘macrobat.’ the personal airplane is ‘inspired by nature,’ and is unlike anything that the industry has created before. the team promises a ‘near-vertical takeoff and landing, even from unprepared terrain.’ what’s more, the vehicle is proposed to operate with 100% electric power. with these qualities, PHRACTYL’s ‘personal aerial vehicles’ seeks to expand mobility across africa without introducing new infrastructure that would harm the environment.