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The first commercial flying car, the PAL-V Liberty is on its way to hand over the keys to its first customers in 2022
Flying CARs READY FOR DRIVE
Flying cars do promise to cut the travel time, free us from the traffic woes, and certainly transform the way urban landscape looks
by Ayushee Chaudhary
PHOTOGRAPH: PAL-V
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uman’s obsession with flying cars is not entirely new, the concept has been around for decades. In the past, people have experimented by adding aircraft wings to a car in an attempt to make it fly. Science fiction has made us awe at cars flying through the buildings in our favourite super hero comic or movie. Yet flying cars have not been our reality even though they hold the promise to reduce travel time, free us from traffic woes, and transform the way urban landscape looks. Well, the future where your car can lift off from the road and rise above the traffic literally is not too far. Here are our flying cars picks that are already hitting the road and touching the sky, ready to transform far fictional future into a right-now reality.
Pal-V: ‘A car that flies and a plane that drives’. The Dutch company, PAL-V’s (Personal Air Land Vehicle) acclaimed first commercial flying car, the PAL-V Liberty is getting closer to deliveries. It is on its way to hand over the keys to its first customers in 2022. After being the first flying car to get road permission for Europe, PAL-V is now also the first to complete the full certification basis with EASA (European Union Aviation Safety Agency). The Liberty had already been approved for road usage in 2020. The Pioneer Edition of the Liberty, explains the company, is for those that want to be part of the group of 90 becoming the first car flyers in their country. The 665 kg PAL-V Liberty comes with dual SP’S AIRBUZ • Issue 3 • 2021
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