Few weeks ago, Stefan Klein, inventor of the AeroMobil, was flying the automobile 270 metres off the ground when he was forced to deploy a parachute to slow its descent. He escaped unharmed but the flying car was damaged in what the company called an "emergency landing".
But the company is now back at the drawing board and hopes to see pre-orders in 2017 before delivering its first flying cars to clients in 2018.
Klein said the company has seen interest from countries including Indonesia, Russia and South Africa.
The vehicle for two is six metres long so it fits neatly in a parking space or garage and tanks up at any filling station. But once it reaches an airport it can unfold its wings within seconds and become a plane.
Once airborne, it can reach a top speed of 200km/h (120 mph) and travel as far as 700 km (430 miles), consuming 15 litres (4 gallons) of petrol per hour.

More information at: http://www.aeromobil.com

 

European Researchers' Night

The festival of science - European Researchers' Night is an annually organized event throughout Europe. The ERN is the largest of its kind in Slovakia and Europe, bringing together people and researchers in 300 cities in about 25 countries on the last Friday of September. This year´s edition will take place on 29 September 2023 and you can look forward to the 17th anniversary of the science festival in Slovakia.

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