Stefan Klein, an automobile designer / engineer from the Slovak Republic, has successfully completed the first flight of his Aeromobil Version 2.5.
About 20-years in the making, this flying car prototype boasts a unique design with folding wings and a propeller in the tail.
The aviation aspects seem to be prominent in the design, with a streamlined cockpit, super light weight, and sleek tail fins in the back.
Propulsion is provided by a 100 hp Rotax 912 water cooled engine mounted behind the seats, with drive shafts leading both aft to the propeller and forward to the two front wheels for driving.
- Werbung -The Aeromobil fits into a standard parking space and can be refueled at the same gas station as all the other cars. The structure is a steel tube frame with a carbon fiber composite shell, a configuration familiar to fans of racing cars.
Official Source: http://www.gizmag.com/klein-flying-car-first-flight/29448/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow6ybXBF9AU&feature=player_embedded#t=0
