AirCar Completes Its First Intercity Test Flight

The concept of a flying car has been dreamed of and been portrayed in movies for many years. Ever since cars and planes existed, the thought of combining the two to make the best of both worlds has led to many experiments and prototypes that have all led to dead ends. That all looks to be changing now.It looks like the dream of a flying car just might come true. The AirCar has successfully completed its first intercity test flight for the first time. On June 28, the car flew between two international airports of Nitra and Bratislava in Slovakia. It took around 35 minutes to cover the distance. The AirCar can transform into a sportscar in less than 3 seconds at the push of a button. The flying car gets a 160 hp BMW engine and it also has a fixed propeller and a ballistic parachute.The AirCar is capable of flying 1,000 km at an altitude of 8,200 ft. It can fly up to speeds of 170 km/h. It has already clocked 40 hours of flying to date and it has also performed steep 45 degree turns with stability and maneuverability testing. It takes two minutes and fifteen seconds for it to take off and convert from a car to an aircraft. The AirCar has also completed 142 successful landings which require a runaway, unlike some other flying cars which perform a vertical take-off like drones.The Aircar will now get another prototype that will feature improvements and additions over the current one after completing these tests. One of these changes will be a 300hp engine that could travel over 1,000 km of distance and achieve a speed of 300 km/h. While flying cars becoming mainstream could still be a few decades away due to the infrastructure and the technology that it demands but we certainly cannot rule out the possibility. Whatever one might say, it does seem to be a step in the right direction!