Aeromobil, a New Flying Car

The flying car is one of the old ideas in the automotive industry that has come closer to mass production in recent years. The latest design in this field is 'Aeromobil', built by a company in Slovakia, which will soon enter mass production. This car, which is currently available for pre-sale, can take off from a runway at an airport and cover a distance of 750 kilometers. After landing, the car folds its wings and can start driving on the street. The main propulsion of this model, located at the rear of the vehicle, is powered by a two-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine. This engine, using a turbocharger, produces about 300 horsepower. This engine drives a propeller at the back of the car for flight. The propeller and wings open during flight. After the car lands, an electric motor with a power of 110 horsepower located at the front of the car takes over the vehicle's movement on the road. The batteries of this electric motor are charged by the gasoline engine. The speed of this car on the ground is 160 kilometers per hour, and during flight, it reaches a speed of 360 kilometers per hour. Solar energy receivers are installed on the wings of the car to charge the car's batteries during flight for its movement on the ground. This two-seater vehicle can transform from a car to an airplane in three minutes. The cargo capacity of this flying car is also 240 kilograms. The chassis of this car is designed as a single piece to enhance its safety. A parachute is also included in the safety system of this car during flight. For the first phase of production, a capacity of 500 units per year is planned. The price of this car is reported to be between 1.3 to 1.6 million dollars. However, to drive this car, a driver's license and a flight certificate are required. The manufacturer of this car, named Aeromobil, had also tested another model in 2015. This car, which can be considered the prototype of the current product, successfully passed road movement and flight tests at that time. The company introduced the initial idea of this car in 1990 and has been developing its product for the past 27 years. This car is expected to enter the market in 2018 and, if commercialized, will be the world's first commercial flying car. Currently, various designs for flying cars are being developed, and one of the most famous designs belongs to the flying car 'Airbus'. This car, jointly introduced by Airbus and 'Italdesign', is named 'Pop Up'. This vehicle operates like a car and can fly vertically when traffic is very heavy. When passengers reach their destination, both the ground and aerial modules are taken to their respective charging stations and wait for the next passengers. Matheus Thomson, the head of Airbus's flying car division, told Radio Farda about this vehicle: 'Perhaps in ten years we will be able to produce this product. However, by then, many things need to advance, including artificial intelligence, flight control systems, navigation systems, self-driving cars, and of course safe flight technology. We have already started working on it.'