Finally, the wait is over! Pal-V, a Dutch company is taken this challenge and transformed our imagination into reality by creating the first commercial flying car that debuted on Tuesday.
"The PAL-V Liberty is a marriage between safety and fun, designed to satisfy the most demanding customers," according to the company’s official website.
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PHOTO: PAL-V
The flying car complies with regulations placed on flying and driving and is currently available for purchase at a starting price of $599,000.
The vehicle has a capacity of two people and can hold up to a mass weight of 664 kg and baggage of 20 kg.
Along with this, the flying car can drive to a maximum speed of 160 km/h which means top acceleration of less than 9 seconds.
Now for the fun part, you can fly the vehicle at an economical cruise speed of 140 km/h, high cruise speed of 160 km/h and a maximum speed of 180 km/h.
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"We aim for excellence. Therefore, we only use state of the art proven technology in our flying," added the blog on the website.
Beautiful and unique in design the vehicle has a full leather interior, dual-engine, and a self-stabilising aircraft, Pal-V has caused a frenzy on social media with #palvflyingcar trending on Twitter;
2020 flying car at the #GenevaMotorShow #PalV #PalVflyingcar #flyingcar #flying #fly #prototype #car #helicopter #carfly #exclusivity pic.twitter.com/M4m2Kh7mMa
— Stef Romecki (@StefRomecki) April 24, 2019
A “flying car”, that’s no longer science fiction... #PALVpic.twitter.com/kB88MiqBBg
— Nancy Vermeulen (@NancySpaceTA) March 24, 2019
Had a chance to fly this near Amsterdam during our #FamilyWorldTrip but missed it. 2019!? #PalVFlyingCar pic.twitter.com/HZ63dAeBoX
— Jason Bradbury (@JasonBradbury) January 7, 2019
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