It existed "Flying sports car"!Approval from Wiin and deformed country to the plane with one button

"Aircar" that flew for the first time in 2020

Klein Vision's "Aircar" (image: Klein Vision).

　One of the next -generation air mobility that may be practical in the near future is the so -called "flying car". The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism says that there is no clear definition of this "flying car", but "electric", "automatic (pilot)" and "vertical takeoff and landing" are imagined. [Video] The deformation scene is too cool! "Aircar" flight & driving (about 2 minutes), on the other hand, "although it is called" car ", it does not necessarily have the function of running on the road. It expresses the image that individuals use for daily movement. "There is". ―― In other words, there are many of the equivalent of this genre, which has very few elements compared to “cars” in their looks and applications. In fact, many "flying cars" looks are more like a helicopter than a car. Under such circumstances, the "car -like" flying car "", which is different from those mobility, is planning for practical use. "Aircar" by Klein Vision in Slovakia. is. The aircraft flew for the first time in 2020 and succeeded in the first inter -city flight in 2021. The looks are exactly the "sports car with wings." What specifications do this machine have?

What kind of vehicle is "Aircar"?

Klein Vision's "Aircar" (image: Klein Vision).

"Aircar" can run on the ground like a car or fly like an aircraft. "Aircar" when running on the ground is almost "car" itself. The engine is made by BMW, and at this stage, 160 horsepower is adopted. In the airplane mode, the main wing stored in the back of the vehicle is developed, and the sports car's "rear wing" becomes a tail as it is, extending the back of the vehicle body, and a fixed propeller appears. In addition, this change can be made by one -touch operation of the button and completed in about 2 to 3 minutes. By the way, in the case of an "Aircar" test machine, it is performed using a runway (300m can be taken and landed at the specifications) instead of vertical takeoff and landing. These parts are also different from many "flying cars". In the flight test, it achieved an altitude of 8200 feet (about 2400m) and a maximum cruise speed of 190km/h. After a 45 -degree sudden turn, stability and mobility test, in January 2022, Slovak Authorities officially awarded a "air -resistant certificate" equivalent to car inspection. It seems that the test flight for more than 200 hours, including more than 200 take -and -landing examinations, including those that were implemented "without touching the pilot" for the certification. This flight test was conducted on the initial test machine, but the engine was raised to 300 horsepower, equipped with a variable pitch propeller, and the cruise speed was expected to be 300 km/h, and the specification of the specs improved version "Prototype 2". It is also advanced.

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