Washington: You will now soon be able to choose whether to drive on road or to fly up in sky as German engineers are developing a practical flying car.
The automobile company presented its two-seater carplane prototype in a recent Aero Friedrichshafen general-aviation show which will have individual compartments for each passenger split down from middle by an open space where the wings will be stored when the automobile mode is on, Fox News reported.
Carplane designers mentioned that presently the wings would need to be manually installed and removed like gliders, but they are developing a powered mechanism that would fold the wings and place it in the compartments at the press of a button.
The designers further said that their new and unique carplane, weighs just over 1,000 pounds and using two 151 hp cylinder piston engine, would allow to have better aerodynamics and visibility on the road than other wing retraction methods.
The last wheels of the flying car would allow it to take off in less than 300 feet and because of its four wheels design the car would be able to land in the same distance, which employs automobile tires and brakes.
The vehicle, with top speed 109 mph as a car and 138 mph as a plane, and cruising speed of 125 mph, will be certified as a light aircraft by 2018, or by 2017 if the weight limits are raised.
