Flying cars in the future? Looks like the future is here!?A three-wheeled flying car?that costs??270,000?(Rs 2.6 crore) recently got approval to drive on the roads of?Europe.
The car, PAL-V-Liberty was created by a team in The Netherlands and has now officially been approved by the European motor vehicle regulator to make it legal to operate on the highways that normal cars use.?
Presently, there are 80 orders for the unusual vehicle and the makers plan to sell it as an aircraft from 2022, reported The Times.
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The first time it took off from the ground was back in 2012 in prototype form. The final version of the car will be built in India.
In order to 'fly' this car, one will have to get a basic pilots license before being able to take it for a spin in the skies of mainland Europe. Its has a range of hundreds of miles and can even get up to 100 miles per hour on the floor.?
You can have one more passenger with you as it can accommodate two people. It also produces 230 horsepower from a four-cylinder engine.
It takes 10 minutes for the car to change into a gyrocopter, and can do 0-60 in less than eight seconds.
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The chief technical officer of Liberty, Mike Stekelenburg, said, "We have been co-operating with the road authorities for many years to reach this milestone.?The excitement in the team is huge. It was very challenging to make a 'folded aircraft' pass all road admission tests."
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