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It will soon no longer be in futuristic and science fiction films that we will see these airborne vehicles. The flying car will be ready to go within 2 short years!
Hinatea Chatal Meteored France 03/09/2023 08:00 4 min
It will soon no longer be fiction but indeed reality! The flying car has finally been approved for use! Alef Aeronautics, a start-up based in California, now has the legal right to operate its flying car in American airspace.
The company obtained the special certificate of airworthiness from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the government agency responsible for the regulations and controls of civil aviation in the United States. This is the first time that this authorisation has been issued to a fully electric flying car.
Of course, the authorisation only concerns test flights, but Jim Dukhovny, the company’s CEO, is very optimistic: “It’s a small step for planes, and a giant leap for cars.”
How might flying cars work?
No more time lost in endless traffic jams thanks to this incredible car, called The Model A. An electric vehicle with a design straight out of a science fiction film. Its propellers give it the appearance of a giant drone. The Model A can accommodate up to 2 people on board. Like any car it runs on land, with a range of 320 km on the ground compared to 177 km in flight.
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This flying car takes off vertically, like a helicopter, “thanks to a propulsion system with eight rotors”, details TF1Info. However, a standard driving license is not enough to fly the Model A. There’s no need for a pilot’s license, but a professional drone pilot’s license will be enough to travel legally.
In reality, flight mode is only intended for short distances. “The driver will use the vehicle like a car, and will jump over obstacles when necessary,” explained the PDJ of Aleppo Aeronautics, to the American channel CNBC.
An innovative technology, but still reserved for the elite
You’ll have to dig your hand deep in your wallet if you want to treat yourself to it, because the Model A costs no less than $300,000, taxes included! Not everyone will therefore be able to afford the luxury of flying over a congested highway. For now, the vehicle is available for presale at $150,000 (or 138,000 euros) and more than 440 people have already ordered their car.
Has the flying car finally arrived?
Alef Aeronautics says its Model A” flying vehicle now has FAA permission to test run on the road and in the sky and the company hopes to start delivering vehicles to customers by late 2025.
Read more: https://t.co/u1XfQJ0FWI pic.twitter.com/AXH5hMgMDd— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) July 2, 2023
The start-up plans to deliver the first prototypes reserved for their clients by 2025. It is difficult to get it off the ground sooner because even if the technology is complete, there are still regulations, land AND air, for these special vehicles.
The company explains that the car, in aerial mode, would not be able to reach high speeds. And that it is designed – for the moment – to take off in the city, during traffic jams, for example. Alef Aeronautics has not yet revealed its car of the future, but the first public demonstrations should not be too far away.
Rose Rambles... 
I want the REAL tech, for these guys will probably just offer prehistoric MONKEY TECH for stupid high prices, we’ve already have anti gravity for decades. The moment science magazines stop talking about a certain thing, it means we’ve just got it. Anti gravity was a big thing in 1950’s science magazines…and then just suddenly stopped talking about it.
I’ll take the real, LEGITIMATE tech instead, thank you very much.
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Levitation is the real method of ‘flying cars,’ not drone helicopter tech. Levitation is already in use with our planes!
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You are correct! Pretty neat things on their way to US! 😊🌹💕
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ALWAYS REMEMBER WHEN A NEW TECH TOY COMES OUT INTO THE MARKET, YOU CAN BE SURE IS A STUPID JEW CREATED TOY.
WHICH MEANS LOW QUALITY. HOWEVER FLYING CARS NO MATTER WHAT KIND WILL BE COMMING OUT INTHE NEAR FUTURE, WILL BE A PROBLEM FOR HUMANITY, WHY DO I SAY THAT? BECAUSE KNOWING HOW HUMANS BEHAVE, YOU CAN BE SURE THAT THERE WILL BE LOTS OF ACCIDENTS, JUST LOOK WHAT HAPPENS DURING RUSH HOUR ON ANY METROPOLITAN AREA HOW, JOHNNY COME TO WORK LATE WILL BE A PROBLEM TRYING TO GET THERE ANDPARK HIS FLYING CAR OR WHILE FLYING AROUND TALL BUILDINGS AND GREEN LIGHTS.
THANK YOU I JUST BE HAPPY TO HAVE AGAIN A 1950’S / 1960’S CAR IN A SMALL TOWN OR OUT OF THE BIG CITY ENVIROMENT I WILL BE HAPPY THANK YOU. NOT A PARTY POOPER JUST COMMON-SENSE SURVIVAL MODE THINKING.
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Another completely bleak, wanting to commit suicide upon hearing it, commentary on the aptly named CRAPGIVER. Please stop.
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Thank you for reading! This is a kinda- open forum blog sans vulgar/disrespecting language.
Everyone had a point-of-view, and are free rot express themselves within the aforementioned guidelines!
We live in a world which of which you are a part! Thank you for sharing your thoughts! 😊🌹💕
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Simple is better…😊🌹
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