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A prototype flying car has successfully completed a 35-minute flight in between two international Slovakian airports. The appropriately named AirCar completed the trip between Nitra and Bratislava, running on regular petrol-pump fuel and equipped with a BMW engine. Creator Prof Stefan Klein stated that the hybrid aircraft can fly about 1000km at a height of 8,200ft.
Taking 2 minutes and 15 seconds to convert between car and aircraft, the narrow wings fold down along the sides of the car and reached a cruising speed of 170km/h. Driven by Klein himself, the AirCar drove straight off the runway and into town upon arrival. It can carry up to two people but requires a runway, unlike drone-taxi prototypes which can take off and land vertically.
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