Innovative car that transforms into personal helicopter designed by PAL-V.
On the ground, the vehicle drives like a sports car. Within minutes, the rotor unfolds, the tail extends, and the flying car is ready to take off.
Personal air and land vehicle is scheduled to go into production in 2014.
Also check out: Personal Hovercraft and Hoverbike Prototype
Sharyn
I love it! But I’d want to be the only one who had one, so that when I took off to jump the traffic jam, the rest of the traffic wasn’t taking off as well.
May 19th, 2012
Lilia Smiles
It would be so cool in a traffic situation, but I wouldn’t drive such a small car everyday. It only holds one person, I guess no carpooling.
May 19th, 2012
woops
I would LOVE to fly over slow drivers in the HOV lane with this
May 20th, 2012
Craig
only thing is that it needs a runway to take off by the looks of it so taking off when already in traffic would be impossible
i could see it being very applicable for rural farmers with lots of land though
May 20th, 2012
muggletrucker
It’s a mega fancy chitty chitty bang bang!
May 20th, 2012
:D
It’s good way to the traffic jams!
May 20th, 2012
michi
This is a gyrocopter, not a helicopter.
A gyrocopter can’t hover, nor can it do vertical takeoff and landing. The rotor isn’t powered and it needs some forward movement to keep lift. However, it can fly at much lower speed and can do with a much shorter runway than an airplane.
May 20th, 2012
woops
@ Craig
HOV = runway
May 20th, 2012
Clint
HOV+runway+sign poles in middle=propellers breaking during take off…
Depending all on the area you are in, most areas you will not be doing this…
May 20th, 2012
Critical Eye
It’s more of a flying motorcycle than a flying car, no? Either way… so cool.
May 23rd, 2012
nash
Very cool!
Aug 30th, 2012
Michael
Its awesome, how do I get one?
Apr 14th, 2015