AirCar a Flying car completes 1st ever inter-city flight. The AirCar a dual-mode car-aircraft vehicle that’s a patent of Klein Vision has completed a 35-minute flight from the international airport in Nitra to Bratislava international airport.
AirCar has become the first flying car to achieve this landmark after achieving this key milestone on 28th June 2021.
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A flying car prototype known as AirCar has completed its first intercity flight in Slovakia covering a distance of 46 miles in under 35 minutes pic.twitter.com/tjgIoA5ILz
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Specifications
AirCar Prototype 1
The AirCar Prototype 1 is equip with a 160HP BMW engine with a fixed-propeller and a ballistic parachute.
AirCar has completed over 40 hours of test flights so far which also includes steep 45 degree turns and stability and manoeuvrability testing.
The AirCar Prototype 1 has flown at 8,200 ft and reached a maximum cruising speed of 190km/h (103kt).
AirCar Prototype 2 (Expected)
AirCar Prototype 2 which is pre-production model will be equipped with a 300HP engine and receive the EASA CS-23 aircraft certification with an M1 road permit.
The AirCar Prototype 2 is expect to have a cruise speed of 300km/h (162kt) and a range of 1,000km (621mi).
Prof Klein, after exiting the AirCar cockpit in Bratislava Said :
“This flight starts a new era of dual transportation vehicles. It opens a new category of transportation and returns the freedom originally attributed to cars back to the individual,”
“Flying at 8,200ft at a speed of 100kt, it has turned science fiction into a reality,”.
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