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Flying car has been issued a certificate of airworthiness
« on: January 25, 2022, 08:58:45 PM »
From the road to the sky in minutes, this convertible car is now certified to fly — Future Blink
https://mashable.com/video/air-car-flying-car-klein-vision-airworthiness-certificate

Reminds me of the Plymouth Superbird
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_Superbird#/media/File:Plymouth_Road_Runner_Superbird.jpg

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Re: Flying car has been issued a certificate of airworthiness
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2022, 03:43:30 PM »
>>70 hours of flight tests

I think I'll wait for it to get a few more hours before climbing aboard.

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Re: Flying car has been issued a certificate of airworthiness
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2022, 10:48:06 PM »
Flying taxis are lining up for certification
A Chinese firm may be first past the post
https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/flying-taxis-are-lining-up-for-certification/21807390

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Mr Henning is not alone in betting that electric vertical take-off and landing (evtol) aircraft have a bright future. Other aeronautical engineers have thrown in their lots with some 200 such projects around the world, attracting $5.1bn in investment last year,