This flying car could be the future of travel after regulators officially cleared it for flight
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- 28 Sep 2022
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Getting in your car and flying off to your holiday destination could be a reality within years.
A flying car prototype in Slovakia has recently been given an airworthiness certificate, moving one step closer to reaching the public market.
The certificate was delivered by the Slovak Transport Authority, in line with European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) standards.
The AirCar first made headlines in July 2021 after successfully completing its first manned test flight between two cities in Slovakia. Since then, it has logged more than 70 hours of test flights, 200 take offs and landings, as well as steep 45 degree turns.
Anton Zajac, co-founder of Klein Vision, the company behind the flying car, says he and his partner hope the AirCar will give the pilot the freedom to avoid traffic jams and busy airports.
"I'm flying across Europe often and I wish I had the flying car because I could land and not wait for a taxi, or go through congested terminals," he said.
"Cars used to be a symbol of freedom. And if you have a driver's licence, you certainly know you lost that freedom because you are often stuck in traffic". Read More...
