- Slovakian ²ñ¼Ò¡¿·ø¤¤ KleinVision ´°Á´¤Ë¤¹¤ëd the first ¾èµÒ flight of its AirCar
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Imagine ±¿Æ°ing along in a ¥â¡¼¥¿¡¼ car before it starts to ½ù¡¹¤Ë µÞ¤Ë¾å¤¬¤ë up into the ¶õµ¤¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ë.?
If this reminds you of the finale of 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang', be Êݾڤ¹¤ëd that Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing cars are no longer the stuff of the big ¿³ºº¤¹¤ë.??
In fact, a company called?KleinVision?has ´°Á´¤Ë¤¹¤ëd the first ¾èµÒ flight of its Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing AirCar ? with Èó¡¤ÉÔ¡¤Ìµ other than French musician?¥¸¡¼¥ó¥º-Michel Jarre on board.?
While seated in the quirky hybrid ¾è¤êʪ,?Jarre and a Áà½Ä¤¹¤ë travelled around two miles in the space of 10 minutes over?Pie??any Airport in Slovakia on April 12.?
The two-seater ? which could take to British skies as soon as 2026 ? can ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë its retractable wings in just 90 seconds as it ½àÈ÷¤¹¤ës for take-off.?
![French composer and pioneer of electronic music Jean-Michel Jarre has become the world?s first passenger to take off in KleinVision?s flying AirCar (pictured)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/24/10/84024031-13344187-image-a-43_1713949712562.jpg)
French ºî¶Ê²È and ³«Â󤹤ë of electronic music ¥¸¡¼¥ó¥º-Michel Jarre has become the world¡Çs first ¾èµÒ to take off in KleinVision¡Çs Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing AirCar (pictured)
![France's Jean-Michel Jarre (pictured centre) with AirCar co-founders Anton Zajac (left) and Stefan Klein](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/24/10/84024029-13344187-image-a-44_1713949716208.jpg)
¥Õ¥é¥ó's ¥¸¡¼¥ó¥º-Michel Jarre (pictured centre) with AirCar co-ÁÏΩ¼Ôs Anton Zajac (left) and Stefan Klein
AirCar can travel through the ¶õµ¤¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ë at just over 180mph, although it did not reach this ºÇ¹â¤Î¡¤¤ò±Û¤¹ ®ÅÙ(¤ò¾å¤²¤ë¡Ë during this ºÇ¿·¤Î flight ¼Â¸³¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë.?
It flew for the first time in 2020 and?carried out a 35-minute flight between Nitra and Bratislava airports in 2021, although this is the first time it has Í¢Á÷¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd a ¾èµÒ.?
¥¸¡¼¥ó¥º-Michel Jarre,?a ³«Â󤹤ë in the electronic and ambient music genres, ½Ò¤Ù¤ëd the experience as like ¸ºß in a 'Jules Verne Ä´½ñ¤ò¤È¤ë¡¿Í½Ì󤹤ë'.?
The 19th century ¾®Àâ²È is known for sci-fi ºîÉÊ ´Þ¤àing 'Around the World in Eighty Days' and 'ι¹Ô to the Ãæ¿´ of the Earth'.?
'One second you speak to the driver, and next, you are up there in the ¶õµ¤¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ë ? an amazing experience,' Jarre said.?
AirCar, which has a 160 horsepower ľ¤¹¡¿Çã¼ý¤¹¤ë¡¤È¬É´Ä¹¤ò¤¹¤ëd-¥×¥í¥Ú¥é engine, is the brain child of Professor Stefan Klein, ÁÏΩ¼Ô and CEO of KleinVision, which is based in?Nitra, Slovakia.?
The ²ñ¼Ò¡¿·ø¤¤ said the ºÇ¿·¤Î flight ¼¨¤¹d a 'momentous step ¤Ë¸þ¤«¤Ã¤Æ a ̤Íè where terrestrial and ¶õÃæ¤Î travel seamlessly converge'.?
![In the classic film 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang', the eponymous car has
retractable wings that lets it take to the skies](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/24/11/84026957-13344187-image-a-68_1713955124814.jpg)
In the classic film 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang', the eponymous car has retractable wings that lets it take to the skies?
![In AirCar, Jean-Michel Jarre and a pilot took off from and landed at Pie??any Airport in Slovakia on April 12](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/24/11/84026559-13344187-image-a-62_1713953488723.jpg)
In AirCar, ¥¸¡¼¥ó¥º-Michel Jarre and a Áà½Ä¤¹¤ë took off from and landed at Pie??any Airport in Slovakia on April 12
![Jean-Michel Jarre, a?composer, performer and producer, stands against the futuristic flying vehicle, which will cost around?¡
ò400,000 for the public to buy](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/24/10/84024023-13344187-image-a-48_1713952078923.jpg)
¥¸¡¼¥ó¥º-Michel Jarre, a?ºî¶Ê²È, performer and À¸»º¼Ô, stands against the futuristic Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing ¾è¤êʪ, which will cost around?¡ò400,000 for the public to buy
![It was certified to fly in Slovakia back in 2022 after completing more than 200 take-offs and landings during 70 hours of rigorous flight testing to European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) standards.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/24/10/84024025-13344187-image-a-46_1713952071060.jpg)
It was certified to Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ in Slovakia »Ù±ç¤¹¤ë in 2022 after ´°Á´¤Ë¤¹¤ëing more than 200 take-offs and ¾åΦs during 70 hours of rigorous flight ¼Â¸³¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëing to European ¹Ò¶õ Safety µ¡´Ø (EASA) ´ð½às.
'From dreams to reality, we have taken flight together with ¥¸¡¼¥ó¥º-Michel, ³«»Ï a new »þÂå of transportation with a touch of ËâË¡,' Professor Klein Äɲ乤ëd.?
As of this month, AirCar has ´°Á´¤Ë¤¹¤ëd more than?520 ΥΦ¡¿½Ðȯs and?130 flight hours.
It is equipped with a BMW engine, runs on Àµµ¬¤Î¡¿ÀµÁª¼ê ÀÐÌý-pump dzÎÁ and can carry two people to a ºÇÂç¸Â?¹âÅÙ of?18,000 feet thanks to its?¥×¥í¥Ú¥é between the fuselage and tail.?
At the touch of the button, the Áà½Ä¤¹¤ë can ¹¤²¤ë and ²òÊü¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë two wings in ½àÈ÷ for take-off in the space of 90 seconds.?
These are °ÂÁ´¤Ë refolded and Ãߤ¨¤ë¡¿Å¹d in the ÃÄÂΡ¿»àÂÎ of the ¾è¤êʪ when it lands when it's reached its ÌÜŪÃÏ.?
A?KleinVision spokesperson said AirCar will start ¡ò400,000 ($500,000), depending on specifications, although this could ´Þ¤à an ½¸ÃæŪ¤Ê Áà½Ä¤¹¤ë course for ¸ÜµÒs that would last 2-3 months.
It?could go on sale in the UK by 2026 ??so in line with À¯ÉÜ ´üÂÔs.??
When it does, AirCar will be ¤Õ¤µ¤ï¤·¤¤ for leisure trips or as a ¾¦¶È¤Î taxi service, its developers say.
ÉáµÚ¤·¤¿ ºÎÂò of Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing ¾è¤êʪs will utilise space in the ¶õµ¤¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ë and ¸º¤º¤ë congestion on roads.?
And just like the electric car ³×Ì¿ that is taking place on the ground, most Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing taxi will be electric, meaning they won't Êü½Ð¤¹¤ë ÍÆÇ¤Ê ±øÀ÷ʪs.?
![It is equipped with a BMW engine, runs on regular petrol-pump fuel and can carry two people to a maximum altitude of 18,000 feet](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/24/10/53296223-13344187-AirCar_is_a_dual_mode_craft_and_can_reach_heights_of_more_than_8-a-50_1713952227131.jpg)
It is equipped with a BMW engine, runs on Àµµ¬¤Î¡¿ÀµÁª¼ê ÀÐÌý-pump dzÎÁ and can carry two people to a ºÇÂç¸Â ¹âÅÙ of 18,000 feet?
In its home country of Slovakia, AirCar received the ¾ÚÌÀ½ñ of Airworthiness in January 2022, permitting ¾¦¶È¤Î ¾èµÒs and ³«»Ï the door for ½¸¤Þ¤ê À¸»º¡¿»ºÊª of the ¾è¤êʪ.
Earlier this year it was ȯɽ¤¹¤ëd that the ²Ê³Ø¡Ê¹©³Ø¡Ëµ»½Ñ has been sold to Hebei Jianxin Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing Car ²Ê³Ø¡Ê¹©³Ø¡Ëµ»½Ñ Company for an ¸øɽ¤µ¤ì¤Æ¤¤¤Ê¤¤ ÎÌ.???
This licensing ¶¨Äê ǧ¤á¤ës the Chinese company ÇÓ½üŪ ¸¢Íøs to À½Â¤¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë and ʬÇÛ¤¹¤ë the car within a 'ÌÀ³Î¤Ê¡¿ºÙÉô' ? yet ¸øɽ¤µ¤ì¤Æ¤¤¤Ê¤¤ ? geographical ÃÏ°è.?
¤Ë¤è¤ì¤Ð Morgan Stanley, the Á´À¤³¦¤Î market for Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing cars is ¿äÄꤹ¤ë¡¿Í½ÁÛ¤¹¤ëd to ¹¶·â¤¹¤ë¡¤¾×Æͤ¹¤ë $1 °ìÃû in 2040, before jumping to a whopping $9 °ìÃû in 2050.?
Ãæ¹ñ is on Àפò¤Ä¤±¤ë to »ý¤Ä¡¿¹´Î±¤¹¤ë 23 per cent of the market by 2050, second only to the US's 27 per cent ³ô.?