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Meanwhile, in Slovakia

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28 January 2022, 05:58 PM
wtg
Meanwhile, in Slovakia
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The world’s first proven flying car just received its airworthiness certificate by the Slovakian Transport Authority.

Last June, this car deployed some mechanical wings and took off from a runway in the city of Nitra in Slovakia, and landed in Bratislava 35 minutes later. After it folded up its wings, the exotic-looking sports car drove off down the highway.

The aptly-named AirCar then did this 200 more times across 700 hours of flight time before the aviation authorities decided that it was reliable and safe.

“AirCar certification opens the door for mass production of very efficient flying cars,” its creator, Prof Stefan Klein, said. “It is official and the final confirmation of our ability to change mid-distance travel forever.”




https://www.goodnewsnetwork.or...as-airworthy-to-fly/


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29 January 2022, 12:17 AM
pianojuggler
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The world’s first proven flying car...


Ahem! Not the first.

https://www.museumofflight.org...t/taylor-aerocar-iii


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29 January 2022, 10:04 AM
Piano*Dad
The idea has been around for eons. It's seductive until you really think about a business model, and about the ramifications for flight control systems.

Getting cost down to what a normal person might be able to afford requires scale, but the pool of people who might want this is probably a small subset of people with pilots licenses. And then there are all the regulatory barriers. How do you interface with air traffic control? Do you? If you don't, what will the legal ramifications be for the individual, and for firms that have already invested billions when the courts decide to shut them down for a two-year study after one of the devices collides with a passenger plane.
29 January 2022, 11:10 AM
RealPlayer
People haven't even mastered how to drive on the roads!


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