A flying car company made history this week when it successfully completed the world’s first passenger-carrying flight in what could be the future of transportation.
Legendary French electronic musician Jean-Michel Jarre was the first to hitchhike in such a vehicle, soaring twice over Slovakia in a KleinVision air car in front of captivated onlookers.
“One moment you’re talking to the driver and the next you’re in the air. It was an amazing experience,” said Jarre, 75. told Sky News.
video released by the company In the video, a sleek, winged sports car hurtles down a runway on all four wheels, then suddenly lifts into the air like a scene from a science fiction movie and soars into the sky. I can see Mr. Jarre in the passenger seat, smiling broadly.
Invented and piloted by Professor Stefan Klein, the vehicle transforms from a car to a flyable aircraft in just a few minutes.
AirCar has completed more than 200 takeoffs and landings and was approved for flight in 2022. This record-breaking vehicle became the first flying car to complete an intercity flight in 2021.
KleinVision co-founder Anton Zajac said he hopes to be on the market within a year.
The car is powered by a 1.6-liter BMW engine, but Zajac said he hopes to run it on batteries once technology catches up.
Fly at speeds up to 190 mph and altitudes up to 8,000 feet. The Sun reported.
“We are bridging the road and the sky, giving cars the freedom they represented 50 years ago,” Zajac said in a statement.
In addition to a driver’s license, those interested in flying an AirCar will also need to complete a two- to three-month professional flight course, according to Sky News.
Meanwhile, in the US, SpaceX-backed Silicon Valley-based startup Aleph Aeronautics received nearly 3,000 pre-orders for its Model A flying car last month, totaling $850 million. announced that it would exceed.
The 850-pound two-seater vehicle, which was first unveiled at last year’s Detroit Auto Show, is an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicle that can reach speeds of 110 mph in the air and up to 35 mph. On the ground.
They were approved for air travel in limited areas by the Federal Aviation Administration last year, but they still need approval from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to hit the road.
last year, FAA releases report Titled “Operation Concept: Urban Air Mobility,” the idea was for an “air taxi” to operate within the corridor between the city center and the vertiport built at the airport.
