The car is flying!"Aircar", which is transformed on an airplane, succeeded in flying intermittent flights

The practical use of the air -land double car is near!

On June 28, the prototype "Prototype 1" of the flying car "Aircar", which has been developing by a man in Slovakia for 20 years, moves from a certain airport to another airport.I succeeded in flying for the first time.

It was 35 minutes from Nitra International Airport to Bratislava International Airport from Nitra International Airport, located in the developed company.After landing, I folded both wings and ran on a general road in a four -wheel mode with the tail wings.

The transform just presses the button

This flight is the 142nd time, and has already finished a sudden turning, stability and piloting test flight for more than 40 hours.So I was confident that I could surely move between cities.The engine is BMW 140 horsepower 1.It is equipped with 6L, weighs 1,100kg, but the maximum loading capacity is 200kg.It takes about 3 minutes to transform.And in the air of 2,500 m at an altitude of 2,500m, you can arrive twice the speed of traveling at a maximum speed of 190 km / h.

By the way, this is a video of the success of the first flight eight months ago.

Prototype No. 2 will be visible within half a year

According to Kleinvision, the second unit "Prototype 2" has a 300 -horsepower engine, and the distance of 1,000 km can be jumped at 300 km / h.And it seems to be completed within six months.

Is it difficult to need a runway?

It's like a science fiction world, but it's amazing that it's already a reality.Since the hardware side is being completed in this way, if the software side is prepared, such as legal maintenance and driver's license, it seems like a practical use.

Nevertheless, a drone -type VTOL machine does not take much space because it takes vertical take -off and landing, but if it is a Cessna -style shape like "Aircar", it seems that it can only be moved at the airfield with a runway.Will that area be an issue in the future?I feel like that.

Source: YouTube (1, 2), Instagram, Kleinvision Via DesignBoom, Interesting Engineering

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