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- Manufacturer: PAL-V Europe BVOfficial Site: PAL-V
- Design work began: 1999Official Site: PAL-V
- Ceiling: Under 4,000 feetOfficial Site: PAL-V
- Maximum speed: 200 km/hour, on land and in the airOfficial Site: PAL-V
- Fuel: gas, biodiesel or bioethanolEdmunds: Flying Dutchman: Personal Air and Land Vehicle Closer to Reality
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The PAL-V, formally known as the "Personal Air and Land Vehicle", is a three wheeled car that doubles as a gyrocopter.Official Site: PAL-V The company plans to sell it first to police and ambulance services when it becomes available in 2012.Expatica: Flying Cars in Holland (June 30, 2008)
EU Licenses Needed
- Car driver's licenseOfficial Site: PAL-V
- Recreational Pilot License (RPL) or Private Pilot License (PPL)Official Site: PAL-V
USA Licenses Needed
- Car driver's licenseOfficial Site: PAL-V
- Sports Aviation License (SAL)Official Site: PAL-V
Design
The company describes the PAL-V as a "hybrid of a car, a motorbike and a gyrocopter". Its three wheeled design means the car banks when it turns. The rotor and propeller are folded away while driving on land.Official Site: PAL-V-
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PAL-V Flying Car Questions
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Will it be possible to drive your flying car to work? 2 AnswersYes! it is as Moller's latest design, the Skycar M400, is designed to take off and land vertically, like a Harrier Jet, in small spaces. It can reach speeds of ... read more -
Flying car timeline. 2 AnswersAll major moments in the flying car progress include me not getting one, but here are some highlights that come to mind. 1917: The First designed Flying car - ... read more -
Anyone know how the car in this video flies? 6 AnswersThe video states at 0:46 that the car is filled with helium, weighs 10 pounds, and has 3 little fans on it that it can be used to steer about. So, it is basi... read more -
Terrafugia flying cars: will people buy these? 4 AnswersI think that would be so cool, but at the same time scary as hell. Look at the way people drive on the road, I can't imagine seeing some of the people behind t... read more
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