We’ve all seen this classic scene from sci-fi movies. An intense car chase through the crowded streets of a futuristic city. The weirdly shaped cars take sharp corners as police get closer and closer. Soon, it seems like the authorities have the escapee cornered, when suddenly their car grows wings and flies into the air, far out of the reach of the law.
Most of us associate that kind of thing with just that, scenes from outlandish movies. However, a company called AirCar decided to make it more than pixels on our screens. Capable at moving at 160km/h and flying over 2km in the air, their newest creation just got licensed as air-worthy after completing a 35-minute flight from Nitra to Bratislava.
This revolutionary feat of engineering is a road-legal car that has a pair of wings folding backward and a modified, powerful BMW engine. With a 3 minute setup and a pilot’s license, this beautiful car can turn into a flying machine.
At the moment there is still a lot of skepticism for the car and it is not even close to a commercial release. A pilot’s license is also needed to operate the vehicle while in the air, so for most of us, this toy is far, far out of our reach.
This is, however a step in a good direction and I will not be surprised if, in the near future, we’ll see a couple of flying cars standing in the garages of some businessmen.
So it looks like in a couple of years a standard police car will be required to have the ability to fly. This looks very exciting
Haha finally ! I’m just super curious as to all the requirements for this car to work: how much space does it need to fly? How many resources does it consume? How much does it go for? I can’t wait to see how this will turn out!