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Josée Paquet
Slovakian engineer Stephan Klein, who used to work for BMW and Audi, recently unveiled the Aeromobil 2.5, a street-legal car concept that can also fly.

Standing six metres long, the two-passenger Aeromobil 2.5 spreads from 1.6 to 8.2 metres wide when deploying its wings. It weighs just 450 kilograms thanks to a steel and carbon fibre structure.

Equipped with an ultralight aircraft engine, the Aeromobil 2.5 has a driving range of 500 kilometres and a top speed of 160 km/h, with a fuel consumption average of 7.5L/100km. In the air, the machine can cover 700 kilometres at a maximum speed of 200 km/h while burning 15L/h.

No word on when the Aeromobil 2.5 will go on sale or how much it will cost.

Back in May, a Massachusetts-based company called Terrafugia introduced the TF-X flying car, setting a target for 2020.

Source: Citizenpost





Josée Paquet
Josée Paquet
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