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Foldable Flying Car Is Stylish On The Ground And In The Air
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 14:47
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Aeromobil is a “flying car” that perfectly makes use of existing infrastructure created for automobiles and planes, and opens doors to real door-to-door travel. As a car it can travel 310 miles on a tank of gas and as a plane it can travel 410 miles on a full tank. It has a top speed of 124 miles per hour in the air and more than 100 miles per hour on the ground.
In terms of automobile configuration, it fits to a standard parking space, its engine enables it to be filled up at any gas station, it is fully accustomed to road traffic and as a plane it could both take off and land at any airport in the world.
With its ambition to become a real “flying car”, the current version – Aeromobil 2.5 is a prototype of the third generation.
Aeromobil 3 is stylish, comfortable for both the driver and passenger, and exceptionally combines the performance of a sports car with qualities of an „ultralight“.
Here is a look at the interior
The Aeromobil was designed Štefan Klein who devoted about 20 years to make his dream come true – a dream that only a few people believed in – a flying car.
Klein graduated from Slovak University of Technology (1983) after graduating from Academy of fine Arts and Design (AFAD), he became Head of Department of Transport Design, He was head of research projects for Audi, Volkswagen and BMW. He is co-founder of Airexplore, with over 1,200 hours of flying a powered aircraft and 8,000 hours of flying a glider. His co-founder is Juraj Vaculik, an ad man and angel investor.
Contacts and sources:
Aeromobil
Budkova 28
811 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
Source: http://nanopatentsandinnovations.blogspot.com/2013/11/foldable-flying-car-is-stylish-on.html
