Commercial flying cars offered for $1.2 to $1.6 million with 2020 delivery

AeroMobil is offering the first flying cars. The company’s first edition will be limited to 500 units, but the first 25 Flying Cars ordered will receive special “Founders Edition” perks, including an “expanded benefits package.” The price for such luxury? Somewhere between $1.2 and $1.6 million, depending on the specifications. Pre-orders placed now won’t ship …

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VTOL electric plane with 36 engines has successful test flight and will enable air taxi service

The Lilium Jet successfully completed its maiden test flight series in the skies above Bavaria. The 2-seater Eagle prototype executed a range of complex maneuvers, including its signature mid-air transition from hover mode to wing-borne forward flight. Lilium has invented a completely new aircraft concept for the modern age. While vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) …

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Progress to the Vertical Takeoff and Landing TF-X Flying Car

Development of TF-X™ is expected to last another 7-11 years. Terrafugia is pleased to announce the winner of their GrabCAD TF-X™ industrial design challenge. Vedran Martinek’s design was selected as having the best aesthetic improvement while remaining true to the baseline TF-X™ flying car concept. This industrial design concept will now go through a series …

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