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Flying car makes its first 35-minute flight
AirCar
Divulgação/Klein Vision
Rafael Ramos
6/30/2021
Designers in the flying car market are betting that this is the urban mobility technology of the future. With that in mind, Professor Stefan Klein created a hybrid flying car project, the AirCar. The car can be transformed into an aircraft in just two minutes and fifteen seconds. The car is powered by a BMW engine fueled with regular gasoline.
The hybrid aircraft can fly at an altitude of 2,500 meters, the wings fold into the side of the car when not in use, and the in-flight cruise speed is around 170 km/h. Its creator said the device has 40 hours of flight time so far. The car is limited to transporting two people, with a maximum weight of 200 kg.
It is not a conventional drone, since the car cannot land and take off vertically, a landing and takeoff runway is needed.
AirCar
Divulgação/Klein Vision
The video of the prototype's flight, which lasted 35 minutes between the airports of Nitra and Bratislava, in Slovakia, was released on the Klein Vision website and on the official YouTube channel (access the video on the external link below).
The flight took place on Monday morning (28), it was “normal” and “very pleasant”.
Big cities tend to have a lot of congestion, the hybrid was created with the purpose of solving this problem, as this type of vehicle is a potential solution for urban centers. Klein Vision, the company responsible for creating the car, said that the prototype took about two years to be developed and about 2 million euros in investment.
Anton Rajac, a consultant and investor at Klein Vision, said that since there are so many orders for flying cars in the US, if the company could capture at least 5% of those orders, it would be a huge success.
AirCar
Divulgação/Klein Vision
"I have to admit this sounds pretty cool, but I have hundreds of questions about the certification process. Anyone can make a plane, but the trick is to make one that flies and flies and flies for a million hours, with one person I can't wait to see the piece of paper that says it's safe to fly and sell,” said Stephen Wright, an aircraft researcher at the University of the West of England.
AirCar
Divulgação/Klein Vision
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Rafael Ramos
Aviation enthusiast from an early age, he had his first contacts with the area developing that good old habit of spending dozens of hours in front of the screens of Micrsoft Flight Simulator and other simulators. With a solid background in various technological areas, including engineering and chemistry, Rafael has rejoined aviation as editor and author of articles and materials on our portal, providing invaluable help to the dynamics and expansion of the website and the aeronautical community, bringing us the news and updates so indispensable for us to remain current in our area of operation.
   
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