Video: A super-duper car that takes wing

Gulf Today Report

It’s a bird! No. It’s Superman! No. Think again. It’s a plane! Well, to be precise, it’s a super-duper car that converts into a super-duper aircraft. Welcome to the world of the AirCar.

A flying car has been the dream for many. It was last perhaps seen in the movie Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. However, it seemed like a no-frills car, wending its way through buildings, not the advanced cracker of a multipurpose vehicle that this one appears to be.

Klein Vision, a firm in Slovakia, has designed the AirCar, according to a report on an Indian TV news channel website.

It’s a really funky, futuristic car, with all the technological trappings, the kind that one sees mostly in a Bond film. The AirCar is capable of running on both land and air. The AirCar weighs 1,100kg and can carry an additional load of 200kg.

An AirCar takes off from an airfield in Slovakia.

A video shows the road vehicle changing  into an air vehicle in less than 3 minutes. It’s nothing short of technical wizardry as the tech-driven car races down a road before transforming into a plane and taking flight.

The AirCar can reach a speed of up to 200 km/h.

Its test flights were conducted at Piestany Airport in Slovakia recently.

"Very impressive. Finally a practical flying car that's beautiful. Congratulations Professor Klein & team," wrote one person in the comments section.

"WOW, need this ASAP!" said another.