Gyrocopter
Sales launch for first flying car
The Dutch company Pal-V (Personal Air and Land Vehicle) has started selling its flying car - the 'Pal-V Liberty Pioneer'. From 2018, it plans to mass-produce the three-wheeled flying car.
"After many years of hard work, we have succeeded in launching a flying car that not only complies with safety regulations worldwide, but also with existing laws and regulations in the air and on the road," says Robert Dingemanse, CEO of Pal-V. He provided further details on the three-wheeled flying car:
Should series production start next year, the 'Pal-V Liberty Pioneer' would be the first flying car to go beyond prototype status. The Dutch manufacturer is now accepting orders for its combination of small car and gyrocopter.
You might also be interested in
Details of the Pal-V flying car
The Dutch company Pal-V (Personal Air and Land Vehicle) has started selling its flying cars - the 'Pal-V Liberty Pioneer' and the 'Liberty Sport'.
read more...Electric air cab 'Cora' presented
The New Zealand-based company Kitty Hawk has unveiled the 'Cora' air cab. It should be able to fly autonomously and reach a top speed of 177 km/h. The aircraft is due to take off in New Zealand in three years' time.
read more...Regional jets with hybrid propulsion in 15 years?
Airbus CEO Tom Enders believes that the time has come for partially electric aircraft in the passenger business in the early 2030s. Airbus' goal is not only to have aircraft that can fly for an hour, but also 100-seaters that fly electrically hybrid.
read more...First flight of an electric vertical take-off air cab
The 'Lilium Jet', the world's first electrically powered vertical take-off and landing aircraft, has successfully completed its maiden flight in the skies above Bavaria.
read more...The Airbus air cab 'Pop.up'
The 'Pop.up' passenger capsule presented by Airbus as a concept study can switch between electrically powered ground and air vehicle modules. This makes the vehicle concept seem like something straight out of a science fiction movie.
read more...Flying cabs about to enter the market
Cab drones are to transport passengers in Dubai from summer 2017 - this has now been announced by the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). The 'Ehang 184' vertical take-off aircraft, which has successfully completed all flight tests, is to be...
read more...Hyperloop Pod Competition from SpaceX
The fastest pod comes from Munich
The pod of the WARR Hyperloop Team of the Technical University of Munich almost reached the speed of sound at the final of the Hyperloop Pod Competition in Los Angeles.
read more...MTCON and Sensor-Technik Wiedemann combine expertise
MTConnectivity power2pcb (MTCON) has a new shareholder: Sensor-Technik Wiedemann (STW) has held a stake in the power element manufacturer since the end of 2019.
read more...Electromobility / green electricity
Intelligent charging saves fossil fuels
Charging electric cars can overload the electricity grid and lead to fossil fuel power plants having to step in. This is unnecessary and leads to high costs for grid operators. BMW and Tennet want to change this.
read more...