A flying sports car that can go from road vehicle to aircraft in just three minutes has flown 1,500ft in the air over Slovakia as part of a test flight, its developers say.

Sensational footage of the AirCar, developed by Slovakian firm KleinVision, shows it driving on a runway, stopping to deploy wings, and then soaring through the air.

This is the fifth prototype of the flying car and developers say it would be great for leisure and self-driving journeys, or as a commercial taxi service.

No price details have been revealed for the futuristic vehicle, but it can travel for about 620 miles at a time and could be seen in the air and on the roads from next year.





According to its developers it completed two 1,500ft test flights at Piestany Airport in Slovakia this week, bringing it a step closer to commercial flight.

Designed by Professor Stefan Klein, the AirCar safely completed two takeoffs and landings as part of the test run.

Cars can be heavy, but planes must be light and so finding that balance for the AirCar was a major challenge for Klein and his team.

The two-seat model, tested in Slovakia this week, weights 2,425lb and can carry an additional load of 440lb per flight, the company said.

Powered by a BMW 1.6l engine, the car-plane has an effective power output of 140HP and the estimated travel range of AirCar is 621 miles.
It requires a runway of at least 984ft to get from ground to sky and can reach speeds of up to 124 miles per hours, according to Klein.

AirCar has wings that unfurl and a single propeller at the rear. The wings fold up when the vehicle is on the road and it takes up the space of a normal parking spot.

'The wing and tail deployment/retraction mechanism is very impressive, converting the automobile into an airplane,' said Dr Branko Sarh, former Boeing expert.

'The cockpit providing space for the driver/pilot and a passenger is very roomy and nicely styled. The overall appearance of the flying car on road and in the air is superb,' Sarh added.



The developers say it has been designed so that the stability and control of the AirCar is accessible to any pilot, with no specialist training required.

'The key flight parameters confirmed all theoretical concepts and calculations that the development of the AirCar was based on,' Professor Klein said.

When all of the legally required flight tests are completed they plan to fit the craft with a more powerful engine and hope to have it ready for sale within six months.

The company already has a buyer interested in purchasing one of the AirCars when it passes all future tests and is ready to fly - or drive.

'With AirCar you will arrive at your destination without the hassle of getting a ride to airport and passing through commercial security,' said co-found Anton Zajac.

'You can drive your AirCar to the golf course, the office, the mall or your hotel and park it in a normal parking space,' said Zajac added.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8888847/Futuristic-flying-AirCar-takes-skies-time.html

nigerian politicians will be the first to acquire this.... Especially Dino Malaye... shameless country with shameless criminals called politicians

If everyone fly at the same time,with this Lagos traffic, what will happen

Sanwo olu. Tinubu... Call to action

Time for investment..... Just acquire thousands of this and use for commercial use in Lagos state... See ursef raking dollars

Damnnn niggarrrr
Isoright
This reminds me of the movie titled transformer

Waow

Sparogatively, if this AirCar enters Nigeria, our unfailing able police force and their now supposedly defunct SARS branch would also invent their own means of mounting roadblocks in the sky...

Those guys no dey use that #50 joke with anybody!

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hmmm

Great invention for the human race.

Amazing invention it may look like, but when you compare the safety odds and possibilities, it is a way far.
There are no traffic wardens in the air, and no major roads to control movement.
Imagine a society where there are 5,000 of the cars going high in the sky to dodge the traffic down wahala dey

If they eventually crash, they will land like a Benin witch that met Apostle Suleiman while on a mission as a bird

Proactivity Leads To Productivity!!!

©Seniorwriter

dts technology at its peak....remembered i once saw something like this in one James bond flicks many years back and now its fcking reality...
the world is moving faster with science but Africa is still lagging behind because of bad leaders and Nigeria is still held in d shackles of bad government, discussing all day about ASUU strike, SARS, palliatives and looters and hoodlums....e go beta sha..
mk I chop abeg......cnt kee myself....nairalanders come chop oo

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If blacks are Humans.. Then whites are gods


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What if There will be traffic jam in the air

how much is it for now?

Dino and Davido must have placed order already

Only thing that pass white men is how to creat a living things like dogs and insects.

It's nice at least I can use it to travel abroad.
Just get my Map and compass the journey of a thousand miles begins with a step. Small small i go reach Amrika

Watch the video here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-km3pBKy9o

It requires a runway to fly so it's useless.

With high tension wires were full Nigeria will the car be communicating with airport radio towers before taking off

Naija where nepa pole full everywhere...

Meanwhile how do they control air traffic if sales are high?

I go buy one

No way

“Find out where the people are going and buy the land before they get there.” ~William Penn Adair

gpercuxionz:
If everyone fly at the same time,with this Lagos traffic, what will happen

We will turn to fliers.

What do we even produce in Nigeria?

Most corrupt leaders that can overturn situations and hide the truth.

Great innovative

nice one