It's real! The flying car is coming, and it works. Welcome to the future.
- Oct 30, 2014
- 1 min read
The vehicle is the creation of Aeromobil chief designer and co-founder Štefan Klein, who has been working on the concept for almost 20 years. Power comes from a Rotax 912 aircraft engine like the one used in the other modern flying car of note,America's Terrafugia Transition, and top speed is estimated to be 100 mph on the ground and 124 mph in the air. Take-off speed is 90 mph and on a full tank of gas Aeromobil says its flying car should be able to cover around 430 miles.
The vehicle transforms from plane to car by folding its wings behind the two-seat cockpit in just a matter of seconds. The wings, which have a 27-foot wingspan, fit alongside a boom that houses a shaft for the rear-mounted propeller, and serves as the mounting point for the flying car's tail. Despite all of the extra bodywork, the Aeromobil will supposedly fit in a standard parking spot.
by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
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