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Friday, October 10, 2014

Finally! The flying car that really could be coming to a road (and sky) near you

Finally! The flying car really could be coming to a road (and sky) near you

  • AeroMobile can fly 430 miles on a tank petrol
  • When its wings fold down, it can fit into a normal parking space
  • Set to be launched on October 29th at Pioneers Festival in Austria
  • firm claims design is 'production ready'

It has been a sci-fi dream for decades - car that can simply take to the air avoid traffic.
However, a Slovakian firm has said it has finally cracked the problem.
The AeroMobil can fly 430 miles on a tank of petrol - and when its wings flod down, i'll fit into a nornal parking space.


                         [Image source: www.dailymail.co.uk]

Aeromobil is a 'Flying car' that can fit in a standard parking space, and could both take off and land any airport in the world.
[image source: www.dailymail.co.uk]
When in flight mode, it can go 430 miles. reaching 124mph

Aeromobil is a 'flying car' that perfectly makes use of existing infrasctructure created for automobiles and planes, and opens doors to real door-to-door travel, ' the firm says.

When in its car configuration, it can fit into a standard parking space, and it also takes normal fuel pumped at every service station.
The latest version is the third generation of the craft.
Tatiana Veber, an AeroMobil spokesman said: 'We have been developing the concept or flying car since 1990.
Our first model looked quite bizarre and it would have problems in the regular use.
That was a signal to improve the concept of the flying car in a way to become an intergral part of the regular road traffic.



Image source: www.dailymail.co.uk
The deisn for the 'Aeromobil 3' which the firm claims is stylish, comfortable for both the driver  and passenger, and exceptionally combines the performance of a sports car with qualities of an 'Ultralight'
image source:www.dailymail.co.uk

The winds fold behind the driver of the car when it is on the road

We got a positive feedback from several experts in avionics, which appreciated design and the techncal solution of the process of transformation.
'The car is constructed to be  fuelled at regular gas stations using the fuel for Rotax 912 ULS engine'
image source:www.dailymail.co.uk

The vehicle can reach 200km/h when in the air, and 160km/h on the roads.

AeroMobil says its third prototype is ready to be shown to the world this October 29th at the Pioneers Festival in Austria.
However, design is still not perfect - the wings fold into the back seat behind the driver when in car mode.
The firm has also released a video of it in action, driving through city streets then taking to the air.
'AeroMobil 3 is stylish, comfortable for both the driver and passenger, and exceptionally combines the performance of a sport car with qualities of an 'ultralight', it says.

[Source:www.Dailymail.com]

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