The flying car "AeroMobil" finally started reservation, final prototype design, mass production timing, price summary etc.

It is expected to be the most practical use as a dream moving means "flying car (sky car)" that freely transforms from automobile to airplaneAeroMobil(Aeromobil) "finally set the goal of practical application and started reserved sales. Footprints of AeroMobil that came up to reach the practical use of flying cars and the power performance of "AeroMobil 4.0" of the final prototype which is said to be almost the same as the commercial version, the price and release date of the commercial version I summarized.

AeroMobil: Flying Car
https://www.aeromobil.com/

You can check the test flight of 2014 in "AeroMobil (Version 3.0)" which passed through the world's deep in the following movie.

AeroMobil 3.0 - official video - YouTube


Front face like a car.


Propeller for tail. AeroMobil is a "flying car" that stores wings.


If it spreads wings it transforms into a small aircraft.


With the wings folded, when you leave the hangar ... ...


Possible to travel on the road as a passenger car.


Cockpit is like this. The capacity is two people.


Of course it is possible to bend by cutting the steering wheel (control stick).


We spread the wings and finally start the test flight.


AeroMobil 3.0 which runs on the lawn ... ...


I took off with chorus.


Occasionally it is swinging with crosswinds because of the small aircraft, but the flight is stable.


When you come back to the ground slowly ...


Successful landing succeeded. I am feeling a sense of stability, for a bigger tire than a regular Cessna aircraft.


In this way, AeroMobil 3.0 was successful and the flight test succeeded.


AeroMobil, which was born in Slovakia in 1990, completed the first prototype AeroMobil 1.0 in 1993, after passing through AeroMobil 2.0 with folding type main wing closer to cars and AeroMobil 2.5 with Rotax engine, We completed the AeroMobil 3.0 of the movie and succeeded in the test flight and steadily evolved.

Development of the flying car "AEROMOBIL 2.5" is also underway in Slovakia - GIGAZINE


While many of the VTOL machines capable of vertical takeoff and landing remain at the concept stage, AeroMobil, a concept based on automobiles based on the concept of "flying car", has been successful in flight tests from early on, and approved by FAA We got a lot of attention as a realistic "flying car" which is the most practical application, such as obtaining it, but at SXSW 2015 held in Texas, USA, which released the test flight of AeroMobil 3.0, "In 2017 We will release AeroMobil as a commercial version "and surprised the world.


And at the Auto Show "Top Marques 2017" held in Monaco in April 2017, the prediction was made, the final prototype "AeroMobil 4.0" was made public and we started accepting the commercial version of AeroMobil for reservation did.

This was published "AeroMobil 4.0".


Adopted a scoop-up type of scissor door (butterfly door).


When opening the winged wing, it feels like this. The market version is expected to be released almost in the design of AeroMobil 4.0.


Around the front which became more streamlined. Originally inspired by "tears", AeroMobil is brushing up with aerodynamics. The light meets both the standards required by both cars and aircraft.


Wheel is for cars so that it can run on the ordinary road, the tire size is 165/65/15 inches and the rim is 4.5 j. It is considered not only for asphalt but also for running on turf.


Suspension corresponds to three states of "load mode" which emphasizes handling performance, "take off and landing mode" corresponding to takeoff and landing on the runway, "flight mode" to minimize air resistance during flight I will.


The main wing calculated so that it can safely be stored along the fuselage.


The design of the tail was also refined. In addition, the propeller behind is designed to be stored inside the car body at the time of driving and said that it is patented.


The turboized 2.0-liter four-cylinder boxer engine has a maximum output of 300 horsepower (224 kW).


Front differential electronic control. In the automobile state, electricity is supplied to the motor with output of 80 kW mounted on the front axle by the generator that generates electric energy.


Aircraft with maximum safety consideration will have a parachute that can safely recover the entire aircraft while giving the impact safety of the car.


Cockpit is more like a driver 's seat than cars rather than an airplane.



Steering wheel also serving as a control stick. Automatic driving function will be added as an option in the future.


Sheet. It has a seatbelt tightly restraining the airbag and pilot to prepare for a crash when traveling on the road.


The size of AeroMobil 4.0 is 5998 mm in total length × 2248 mm in full width, 8800 mm in spreading the wings, the weight of the car is 960 kg.


AeroMobil 4.0 takes less than 3 minutes to change from car mode to airplane mode. The maximum speed is 160 km / h when driving and 360 km / h when flying. It has 90L fuel tank and the maximum flight cruising distance is 750 km.


And AeroMobil has started accepting reservations on a limited number of 500 aircraft models on the official website.


Mr. Juraj Vaculik, Chief Executive Officer of AeroMobilBusiness Insider"The price of the commercial model will be in the range of 1.2 million euros to 1.5 million euros (about 140 million yen to about 175 million yen) and will be released in 2020". In the future, it says that deployment of dispatch service (distribution airplane service) using AeroMobil is also in the concept stage.


Although it was AeroMobil which did not make it in time for the original plan "Release in 2017", I realized that it has definitely evolved toward commercialization. The reason that the release is delayed is because it pursues higher safety. We already have acquired approval and authorization for flights in Europe, and plans to acquire permission and approval promptly in the USA with almost no change in standards. After selling AeroMobil in Europe and America, we are planning to quickly introduce it to the Chinese market. Practical use of "flying car" seems to be entering countdown finally.