![]() Although we know little about the actual specs of this vehicle, the company states the flying car will feature a Samson 190 hp liquid-cooled three-cylinder engine using Skybrid technologies. The craft’s technical specifications state that it could go at a top flying speed of 200 miles per hour and an altitude of about 16,500 feet, or almost 20,000 meters below, where most commercial airplanes fly. This machine has a special system which blocks the dashboard in case the user presses the switch button accidentally during the flight. They named the Switchblade after the resemblance of its wings to the Swiss Army Knife, which deploy to take off or fold to ride just by pressing a button even while the car is running. You simply land, transform your flying sports car back to driving mode, the wings safely stowed and protected, and continue to your final destination.” Thanks to their compact size, flying cars can. You then fly your registered aircraft directly to the destination. Imagine driving though the sky in a flying car that is as much a part of daily life as todays automobiles. Once there, the wings swing out and the tail extends in under three minutes. Related: Suzuki And SkyDrive Will Develop Flying Cars For JapanĪccording to, “The Switchblade is a three-wheel, street legal vehicle that you drive from your garage to a nearby local airport. The Hover Car is a two-seater zero emissions vehicle that hovers above ground and travels along electromagnetic road networks. ![]() He explains how his training enabled him to dare to try his luck in the still mostly uncharted area of flying automobiles by saying, “An architect is half engineer and half artist, and this is a fantastic combination to make an innovative approach when thinking about the design of a flying car.” Sam Bousfield, Samson Sky Founder and CEO, was an architect before setting out on the journey of flying cars. There are actually other flying vehicles out there in the market, such as the Jetson One, from the Swedish company Jetson, but if all goes as planned, the Switchblade would be the first flying vehicle in the American market. With this institutional approval, the only challenge left to achieve are the flying tests, and once they complete them successfully, they will be able to start with the model’s commercialization. The company, that specializes in domestic flying vehicles, said at the end of July that the model had passed the FAA inspection. Worlds first FLYING CAR that can turn into a plane in less than a minute and soar along at 100mph is going on sale in the US next monthAccording to manufact.
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