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Chapter 193 Countries all over the world are researching flying cars
Many media have reported on the hot topic of flying cars, among which ccTv's Car World is the most authoritative report on flying cars.

The host first introduced the situation of the latest flying car that successfully flew for 5 minutes and covered a distance of [-] kilometers at the new product exhibition of Yaohua Motors.

Next, the host said: "Actually, flying cars are not a mysterious topic, nor were they first developed by the Dalong Group. They appeared a long time ago."

"It's just that the flying cars that appeared in the past are still very different from the flying cars launched by Yaohua Company. This is also an important reason why the previous flying cars cannot be popularized."

"And now all countries in the world are investing huge sums of money in research and development of flying cars."

"As early as [-] at the beginning of the last century, G. Curtis, the father of the flying car, showed people for the first time the new type of transportation, the flying car."

When the host was explaining, some pictures of flying cars and even video materials began to appear on the screen.

"His aluminum Autoplane, ostentatiously fitted with three [-]-meter wingspans. A car engine drives a four-bladed propeller at the rear. The Autoplane never actually took to the sky, but it achieved some A short-distance flying jump." The host continued the introduction.

"In the 50s, people began to study the actual operation of modern flying cars."

"In the journey of climbing modern flying car technology, the first person who bears the brunt of the past and the future is an American named Moore Taylor."

"He made unremitting efforts. In [-], he finally combined modern automobile and aviation technology into a flying car that can run on the ground and fly in the air, and obtained the flight permit issued by the relevant government department. "

"Taylor has since been hailed as the pioneer of modern flying cars."

"However, because it is equipped with a straight fixed wing that is 5-6 times wider than the body, it will not only affect the normal traffic order when driving or taking off and landing on the road, but also the wing will be restricted by roadside obstacles. It’s hard to teach people how to use it.”

"Therefore, Taylor's first flying car can only become a prototype car on the test field, because there are too many restrictions on take-off and landing."

Huahua changed again, and another new flying car appeared on the screen, and the host continued to explain.

"Slovakian engineer and designer Stefan Klein has been working on flying cars for decades, inspired by his dream of flying."

"Now, the prototype vehicle has been successfully tested, and Klein's team began to upgrade the "flying car", hoping that it will be on the market soon. Klein has been developing flying cars since the early 90s, and named this dream aircraft "Aircraft" move"."

"The earliest prototype was "Air Mobile" version 1.0, and now it has been upgraded to version 3.0."

"In September 2.5, Klein personally drove the "Air Mobile" version 6 for the first test flight. This flying car is blue and white, uses a steel frame and a carbon fiber composite shell, has a streamlined cockpit, and a smooth The rear wing is quite beautiful in appearance. It is 450 meters long and has a net weight of [-] kilograms, which can accommodate two people."

"With folding wings and a propeller at the rear powered by a Rotax 912 engine."

"With the wings retracted, it fits easily into a normal parking space or garage, and can be refueled at a normal gas station."

""Driving into the airport, it can open its wings in a few seconds and transform into an ultra-light aircraft with a wingspan of 8.2 meters. "

"The flight test results show that it can reach a top speed of 200 kilometers per hour in flight mode, and a top speed of 160 kilometers per hour on the ground; after filling up with fuel, the air flight distance is 700 kilometers, and the ground driving distance is 500 kilometers."

"In response, Travagia responded that the company will start developing the next-generation flying car "TF-X" and announced its design model."

According to the company, "TF-X" is more advanced than the first generation of flying cars. It has a larger interior space, can accommodate 4 passengers "as comfortably as a car", and can take off vertically like a helicopter without a runway. , and can also fly 500 miles (approximately 804.67 kilometers) non-stop."

"Robert Mann, a well-known aviation industry analyst who owns an aviation consulting company in Port Washington, New York City, USA, believes that Travagia's products are closest to the "flying car" in people's minds."

"But he also pointed out that the problem with the 'transition' lies in the sales market."

"The general aviation market has been in decline for the past 20 years due to fuel costs and high manufacturing costs," Mann said.

"For merchants and consumers, the 'flying car' is not cheap. Given its uniqueness, this product can have some sales, but the question is whether it will be profitable." "

"After entering the 90s, in order to make flying cars truly practical, some experts broke through Taylor's design mode and devoted themselves to the development of folding flying cars."

"The pioneer of this technology was Kenneth Wernick, an engineer at Airbus Technology, Design and Development Corporation in California, USA, who developed a flying car with foldable wing propeller blades."

"Fold the wings over the body, and you can drive on the road like a car; unfold the wings, and you can fly."

"There are 4 seats on the car, and it can reach 660 kilometers when flying. The flying altitude is 5000 meters and the range is 160 kilometers. When parking, fold up the wings and propeller blades to occupy the position of a family car so that the flying car can get out. The proving grounds have opened their doors."

"The first test flight flew at 185 kilometers per hour. On land, this PAL-V is more like a closed motorcycle than a car. Its mechanical-hydraulic system enables it to turn obliquely. Its fuel economy is , 28 mpg in road mode and 9.5 mpg in airplane mode."

Under the introduction of the host, all kinds of flying cars with strange shapes were displayed in front of audiences across the country one by one.

"In March [-], the world's first flying car "Transition" successfully flew for the first time."

"This flying car, launched by Trafford, Massachusetts, USA, can fly in the air or drive on land. It can transform from a road car with two seats to a flying car in 15 seconds. airplane."

"The manufacturer says that since it runs on regular unleaded petrol, driving such a car is simple. Plus, it can fit in a normal garage."

"Flying Leap is powered by a 100-horsepower engine. The engine is not only the drive of the car, but also the rear propeller of the "aircraft".

"When you want to "fly", just press a button, and within 15 seconds your car will turn into an airplane with a wingspan of more than 7 meters."

"When not flying, the wings can be folded and zoomed next to the driver's seat."

"In addition, "Feiyue" is equipped with high-end technological equipment such as global satellite positioning system, electronic computer automatic control system and satellite control technology. The driver does not need to master the difficult driving skills like airplane pilots."

"The flying car is easy to use and maintain because it runs on common unleaded petrol, which can be filled at a gas station."

"The Leap Flying Car travels at about 115 miles per hour and can travel 500 miles on a single tank of fuel."

"Carl Dietrich, the manager of Travagia, revealed that they have received 20 orders, and the price of each car is expected to be [-] meters in gold."

"In the long run, this kind of flying car that can save a lot of time has the potential to beat ordinary cars."

"Flying cars still have one or two downsides. The issue of insuring the flying car and the driver is tricky, and finding a suitable place to take off is not easy."

"In the United States, the only legal place to take off from the road is Alaska."

"In [-], in Massachusetts, the United States, the prototype of the flying car developed by Travagia has completed its first test flight."

"The prototype of the flying car they developed has completed its first test flight, and it has taken a big step towards the goal of launching it on the market within one year."

"This flying car, code-named "Transition", can fly in the air like a gyroplane, and can also run on the road like a car."

"The flying car has two seats, four wheels, and when the wings are folded, it can drive like a car."

"During the last test flight, the flying car flew at an altitude of 426 meters for 8 minutes."

"The flight altitude of a general jet aircraft is about 1 meters. Dietrich, the founder of Travagia, said: "After the successful test flight, the research and development team has realized a dream that was considered impossible. "

"Terrafugia Transition, known as the world's first flying car, is slightly heavier than the smallest private jet, but it has been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as a light sport aircraft, which will be legal to drive on roads and Can fly in the sky."

"It is reported that after the flying car Transition passes the crash test, it will be sold in 20, and the estimated price is around [-] meters."

"Under the Federal Aviation Administration's classification, light-sport aircraft weighs up to 1320 pounds, but Massachusetts-based Terrafugia found that Transitions were being fitted with road safety equipment such as airbags, crumple zones, and roll-overs. After the rack, I was 120 pounds overweight."

"However, the US Federal Aviation Administration made an exception and still approved it as a light sport aircraft, saying that as long as consumers are informed of these extra weights, this flying car can be sold."

"And to get a light sport aircraft license, you only need 20 hours of flying time."

"The two-seater Transition, which made its maiden flight in New York in March, folds its wings and is a front-wheel-drive car capable of 65 miles per hour on the highway and about 30 miles per gallon of regular unleaded. Make it [-] miles."

"Once the Transition reaches a suitable location for takeoff, such as an airport or a large enough flat private field, the electrically controlled wings deploy within 30 seconds and activate the rear propellers for takeoff. It flies through the air at 115mph, It can fly 400 miles on a single tank and carry 450 pounds."

"It needs a 1700-foot runway to take off and can be parked in a standard garage.

"Terrafugia said that one of the advantages of Transition compared with ordinary aircraft is safety. In bad weather, it only needs to land on the ground and drive without grounding or continuing to fly under unsafe conditions."

"The company said 70 people had booked the Transition, each paying deposits of 1m gold."

"In May 30, Terrafugia announced that the world's first flying car, the Transition flying car, was developed by Terrafugia. It is expected to be launched in [-], and the price is expected to be [-] meters gold."

"Buyers of the Transition flying car must have a pilot's license and need to pass a 20-hour flight test."

"Actually, as early as decades ago, many companies have studied flying cars."

"For example, the Arrowbile, designed by Waldo Waterman in 100, is a product of Studebaker's car plus a flying device. Similar to the Autoplane, the rear of the car is also equipped with a screw propeller. The three-wheeled vehicle is powered by a standard [-] horsepower Stuelebeck engine."

"The wings could be separated from the body and placed separately. Due to lack of funds, the project could not proceed."

"In [-], Robert Fulton, a distant relative of the inventor of the steam engine, Watt, designed the Airphibian."

"Different from the previous design ideas of converting cars into flying tools, Fulton tried to transform airplanes into vehicles suitable for driving on roads."

"For this purpose, the wing and tail parts of the plane are removable, while the propellers can be hidden inside the fuselage. It takes only 5 minutes to turn the plane into a car."

"Airphibian becomes the first flying car to be certified by the Civil Aviation Administration of the United States (the predecessor of the FAA)."

"It is equipped with a 150-horsepower six-cylinder engine, can fly about 6 kilometers per hour, and has a road speed of about 193.1 kilometers per hour."

"While Fulton's design was a success, the Airphibian project ultimately failed to secure solid funding."

"In the 40s, Consolidated-Vultee developed a coupe with a detachable flying device."

"ConvAirCar debuted in 3.8. It flew for an hour, and about 72 liters of gasoline can travel about [-] kilometers. Unfortunately, it crashed in the third flight, and the marketing plan died."

"Moore Taylor met Robert Fulton at an early age and was inspired by his design philosophy to design what may be the most famous and successful flying car ever created."

"Aerocar can smoothly alternate between land and air travel."

"Taylor uses FRP material for the body of the car. The drive shaft, about 3 meters long, connects the engine and the screw propeller."

"With an airborne speed of 193 km/h, it was the second and last FAA-approved aircraft that doubles as a car."

"In 1970, Ford Motor Company even considered producing the Aerocar series of flying cars, but the decade-long oil crisis that followed shattered those plans."

The screen changed again, and a large flying car appeared.

"Avrocar, the first flying vehicle (helicopter) designed for military use, is the product of the cooperation between the Maple Leaf Country and the English military. The flying saucer-shaped Avrocar is planned to be used as a light air transport vehicle that can airlift soldiers to the front line, But not a flying car in the general sense."

"The new vehicle, called 'AirCar', has four seats, four doors and four wheels in 'land mode' and will fold its massive wings in seconds."

"In 'air mode', the diesel-powered aircraft can cruise at 200 feet (321 meters) at a speed of 2.5 mph (about 7620 km/h)."

"Transitioning from airplane to car, the wings simply fold inward, the rear wheels pivot forward, and the front wheels pivot rearward."

"When flying in the air, the silver air car is driven by two 160 brake horsepower, and the fuel needs to be replenished for a flight of 1000 miles (about 1609 kilometers). When it lands on the ground, the designer Milner Motors (Milner Motors) The 28-foot-wide pair of main wings folds to the rear of the car, while the other pair of smaller wings folds to the front of the car, it said.

"The car is about the size of a Toyota 'Corolla' and a Honda 'Civic'. It is powered by a single 40 horsepower diesel engine and can reach a top speed of 85 mph."

"There are two LCD computer screens inside the air car, which can properly display the driving information of the air mode and the ground mode."

"The driver can use the traditional steering wheel to control in the car and airplane mode. The designer Milner said that on the basis of the air car, we are developing an all-electric vehicle, which will reduce the cost of manufacturing the air car."

"This means we can mass-produce components for both modes of transportation. Motos and Milner, who are from Vancouver, Maple Leaf Country, claim to have built an air car that can operate in air mode."

"They estimate that the price will be about 25 pounds, which is equivalent to about 300 million Chinese national currency. This price is very difficult for ordinary people to accept."

"However, this is a rich man's game. For the rich, this price is not unacceptable."

(End of this chapter)