• 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)

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

¥Õ¥é¥ó's ¥¸¡¼¥ó¥º-Michel Jarre (pictured centre) with AirCar co-ÁÏΩ¼Ôs Anton Zajac (left) and Stefan Klein

Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing AirCar specs

Engine: ¸¶·¿ 1 has a 160 horsepower ľ¤¹¡¿Çã¼ý¤¹¤ë¡¤È¬É´Ä¹¤ò¤¹¤ëd-¥×¥í¥Ú¥é engine but ¸¶·¿ 2 will be equipped with a 300 horsepower engine.

ºÇ¹â¤Î¡¤¤ò±Û¤¹ ®ÅÙ(¤ò¾å¤²¤ë¡Ë: 300km/h (186mph)

ÈÏ°Ï: 1,000km (621 miles)

Price:?¡ò400,000 ($500,000)

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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

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

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

¥¸¡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.

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.

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Flying cars are slowly but surely becoming a reality

Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing cars are slowly but surely becoming a reality

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'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

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.?

Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing taxis will be in Dubai skies next year: ¾èµÒs will be ÁÇÁᤤ¹ÔÆ°d through the ¶õµ¤¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ë at 198mph - with a flight from the airport to the Palm taking just 10 minutes?

Sci-fi films like À±¡¿¼çÌò¤Ë¤¹¤ë Wars and The Fifth Element have long ÉÁ¼Ì¤¹¤ëd cities with Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing taxis that zoom through the ¶õµ¤¡¿¸øɽ¤¹¤ë at high ®ÅÙ(¤ò¾å¤²¤ë¡Ës.?

Finally, it seems this ultimate form of conv enience is »Ï¤á¤ë¡¤·è¤á¤ë to arrive in the real word.?

A California?company called Joby ¹Ò¶õ says it will host ¾¦¶È¤Î Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯ing taxi trips around?Dubai as soon as next year.?

Incredible ¡Ê±Ç²è¤Î¡Ë¥Õ¥£¡¼¥È¿ô shows what the ¹âµé¤Ê will be like for »Ùʧ¤¦¡¿Ä¶âing ¾èµÒs, who will wait at 'vertiports' for their flight ½Ðȯ just like today's airports.?

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