BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AFP) — AirCar, a dual-mode car-aircraft vehicle, has fulfilled a key development milestone in a 35-minute flight from the international airport in Nitra to the international airport in Bratislava.
Tag: flying car
Flying car startup backed by Google founder offers test flights
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — A flying car project backed by Google co-founder Larry Page was closer to take-off on Wednesday, with a model for test flights by aspiring buyers. Kitty Hawk, funded by Page, unveiled a “Flyer” model it described as “an exciting first step to sharing the freedom of flight.” The company was created last year in Google’s home town of Mountain View, California, and has been testing a prototype in New […]
Race is on to turn flying car into reality
by Tangi Quemener Agence France-Presse LE BOURGET, France (AFP) – Aeronautics giants are treating the idea of a flying car with caution, as such a project raises more questions than it answers, experts say — it’s a child’s dream, a millionaire’s toy. But is it really the next big thing in transport? At this year’s Paris Air Show, you had to search hard to find an aircraft that looked anything like an automobile: but one […]
Dutch firm aims to deliver first flying car in 2018
by Jo Biddle Agence France-Presse RAAMSDONKSVEER, Netherlands (AFP) — From “The Jetsons” to “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” flying cars have long captured the imagination. While several futuristic projects are under way in different countries, a Dutch design may be the first one sold and soaring into the skies. After years of testing, the PAL-V company aims to pip its competitors to the post. It is poised to start production on what they bill as a […]
The ‘flying car,’ autonomous aircraft that goes where no helicopter dares
(Reuters) — After 15 years of development, an Israeli tech firm are optimistic of finally get their one-and-a-half tonne people-carrying drone off the ground and into the market. The Cormorant aircraft, billed as a flying car capable of transporting 500kg of weight and travelling at 115 mph, completed its first automated solo flight in November, taking off, flying and landing by itself. Developers Urban Aeronautics believe the vehicle, which uses internal rotors to […]
