Now has many companies that try to make that dream come true, one of whom was the PAL-V Europe NV. Dutch company has developed a prototype flying car and has been successfully piloted air and ground travel.
Launch of automotto.com, on Thursday, April 5, 2012, a prototype design of the PAL-V flying car has previously been introduced in 2008 and was the first time tested and recorded by video duration 1 minute 38 seconds.
Three-wheeled vehicle and a passenger capacity of these two mechanisms combine hydraulic machine with a steering system that is easy to like a motorcycle. To make a flight, this vehicle took less than 10 minutes to expose the blades and also lengthen the tail.
Then after the machine is turned on, then the folding propeller on the back will also be open and spinning and the vehicle was ready to take off. The workings of the PAL-V flying car is gyrocopter is not much different as usual, but quieter than a helicopter.
These vehicles use biodiesel fuel and bioethanol to fly. Fuel economy is quite efficient, with 12 kilometers for every liter of fuel for driving on the streets. To reach a speed of 100 km / h this vehicle took less than eight seconds and reaches its maximum speed of 180 km / h.
In airplane mode, this vehicle has a range of 350-500 km with a speed of 27 knots - 97 knots (50 km / h - 180 km / h) and consume as much as 36 liters of fuel per flight hour. For landing, the PAL-V requires 30 meters of vacant land along either sidewalk or within 165 meters of land and land the same if you want to take off.
PAL-V flying car can carry a maximum gross weight 910 kg while in the air including the maximum cargo load weight 230 kg and the vehicle itself that reaches 680 kg. Since successfully tested, the vehicle manufacturer plans to sell the PAL-V flying car in 2014. However, at present not known for sure to bring the price of this vehicle.
look the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgHSaNtAMjs&feature=player_embedded
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