[Auto] The KleinVision AirCar is a flying CAR

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The list of brands that boast of creating their own flying car is very long. However, if we look closely at them, any resemblance to a car is purely coincidental in most cases. At least that's how it was until the appearance of the KleinVision AirCar. A Slovak company whose vehicle does seem to really combine the characteristics of a car and an airplane.

So much so, that this AirCar can already be seen in its road and flight tests, behaving in each one like any conventional car or airplane. You just need to spread your wings, pick up speed and take off from a long enough straight.

Four wheels, headlights and car proportions
This curious transport has been designed by Stefan Klein, the designer behind the Aeromobil that was unveiled a few years ago. The AirCar has a similar design, but comes solely from KleinVision, its creator's own company. It also has four wheels and headlights on both sides of the nose, but in addition the AirCar has a width much more similar to that of any road car. As long as its wings are not spread.

A ground / air transformer
While not commercially available yet, the prototype appears to be well advanced. As you can see in the video, it performs very well during test flights. At least, on a day with near perfect weather conditions.

To transform before taking off, its rear section is extended and the wings unfold upward and then spread out to the sides. In this way you are already in "Flight mode", as if it were just another driving mode (ECO mode, Normal, Sport ...)

 

An AirCar also by sea?
As is usual with any engineering development, it is early to know what kind of powertrain the AirCar uses. Since the company still keeps many aspects of its creation secret. Nor are therefore known data such as speed by land or air and the autonomy it has.

What KleinVision has announced is that they plan to produce three- and four-seat versions, as well as a possible double-propeller model. Even sources close to the house speak of the development of a variant that could also move through water like an amphibious vehicle. Which would cover the three main means of transportation: land, sea and air.

Inside the AirCar, the company's effort to resemble a land vehicle is also appreciated. Although it does not have a conventional steering wheel, its instrumentation, dashboard and central tunnel are clearly reminiscent of a car.

They have even put a leather upholstery with visors to cover the screens, as is often done in cars. On the passenger side, the space has been used to include the rest of the information necessary for a flying vehicle.