The Klein Vision AirCar is a transforming land-air vehicle that completed its first successful test flight in 2020 following years of R&D. This AirCar has undergone over 70 hours of test flights since then and has now been granted a Certificate of Airworthiness from the Slovak Transport Authority. Each of these test flights were in accordance with the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which outlines requirements for takeoff, landing, speed, and safety.
This AirCar, now being certified airworthy, opens the door for mass production. This vehicle has a required takeoff speed of 71.5 mp/h and an air travel speed of 112mph. These speeds mean that travel is still impractical for crowded city streets due to the large amount of space needed for takeoff and landing, and the high speed required for takeoff.
Klein Vision is already working on newer, enhanced versions of the aircar that can deliver faster speeds and greater fuel efficiency in a more convenient design.
Air Travel-Certified Cars
Klein Vision's Aircar Has Been Granted a Certification of Airworthiness
Trend Themes
1. Land-air Vehicles - The rise of land-air vehicles like the Klein Vision AirCar offers disruptive innovation opportunities for transportation and aviation industries alike.
2. Certified Airworthiness - The certification of airworthiness granted to the Klein Vision AirCar sets a trend for air travel-certified cars and opens up opportunities for regulators and manufacturers to work together to create new airworthiness standards.
3. Enhanced Land-air Vehicles - As Klein Vision works on newer, enhanced versions of the AirCar, the trend for more fuel-efficient, faster, and convenient land-air vehicles becomes an opportunity for automakers and aviation companies to collaborate on design and technology development.
Industry Implications
1. Transportation - The certification of airworthiness granted to the Klein Vision AirCar sets an innovation opportunity in the transportation industry as air travel-certified cars could revolutionize mobility.
2. Aviation - The rise of land-air vehicles like the Klein Vision AirCar, which has been granted a certification of airworthiness by aviation authorities, presents opportunities for the aviation industry to collaborate with automakers and develop new products and services.
3. Automotive - Land-air vehicles such as the Klein Vision AirCar offer disruptive innovation opportunities for automakers to explore, given how this technological innovation could bring new possibilities in transportation, design, and functionality.