At last, we’re getting a flying car!
The AirCar took off from Nitra and landed 35 minutes later in Bratislava, 75km away. Photos: Klein Vision
It’s been the vehicle we’ve all dreamed of owning after watching The Jetsons, a flying car, and now that futuristic machine is becoming a reality.
A Slovakian company has built a prototype flying car that can transform from a sports car to a light aircraft at the click of a button.
Making its first inter-city flight this week, the AirCar took off from Nitra and landed 35 minutes later in Bratislava, 75km away, where it then morphed into a ‘car’ in about three minutes (check out the video below).
On the road, it looks something out of The Wacky Races due to its huge rear wing and propeller visible.
On the road the AirCar’s rear wing and propeller are visable.
Whether on land or in the sky, each mode of transport is fully functional, with the machine set to be road-legal as well as commuter-certified by European aviation regulators, making it a proper viable transport solution in Europe.
The AirCar is powered by a 19kW BMW engine, not an electric powertrain, and has a ballistic parachute.
Klein Vision, the company behind the AirCar, has been working on a series of flying car prototypes for the past 30 years and currently has around 40 air hours for the AirCar.
And hey, we’re nearly 60 years ahead of The Jetsons and their flying cars!