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1. • • On 12 June 2023, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a Special Airworthiness Certificate to a flying car model developed by Alef Aeronautics, allowing the aircraft to fly in limited locations for exhibition, research and development.
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   Do we still have flying cars?

   • By 2020, when the investor Marc Andreessen grumbled, in one of his routine tirades, that we still didn’t have flying cars, it felt almost dutiful. While one segment of Silicon Valley lamented the perpetual absence of flying cars, another, it turns out, was quietly building them—or, at least, something flying-car adjacent.

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   How fast can a flying car fly?

   • A flying car capable of hitting speeds over 100mph (160kmh) and altitudes above 8,000ft (2,500m) has been issued with a certificate of airworthiness by the Slovak Transport Authority. The hybrid car-aircraft, AirCar, is equipped with a BMW engine and runs on regular petrol-pump fuel.

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   Are flying cars quiet?

   • But to date, there are no provisions for flying car trajectory route planning. And then there's the noise issue. Designing flying cars to be exceptionally quiet is difficult, especially when large-scale commercial operations may have hundreds of take-offs and landings every hour.

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   Why are flying cars so popular?

   • One of the reasons that the idea of flying cars has endured is that it seems to promise two different kinds of freedom: on the one hand, to get from point A to point B without a lot of hassle; on the other hand, to know the euphoria of exploring the third dimension.

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3. www.bbc.com › future › articleHow close are we really to flying cars? - BBC

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   Jul 17, 2023 · Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) is an umbrella term for passenger or cargo-carrying flying aircraft that are highly automated. Often referred to as air taxis or vertical take-off and landing...

   • Flying car completes test flight between airports - BBC

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4. www.bbc.com › news › technology-60072194Flying car wins airworthiness certification - BBC

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   A flying car capable of hitting speeds over 100mph (160kmh) and altitudes above 8,000ft (2,500m) has been issued with a certificate of airworthiness by the Slovak Transport Authority.

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   A prototype flying car has completed a 35-minute flight between international airports in Nitra and Bratislava, Slovakia. The hybrid car-aircraft, AirCar, is equipped with a BMW engine and...

7. www.newyorker.com › are-flying-cars-finally-hereAre Flying Cars Finally Here? | The New Yorker

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   Apr 15, 2024 · They have long been a symbol of a future that never came. Now a variety of companies are building them—or something close. By Gideon Lewis-Kraus. April 15, 2024. By 2030, customers could have...

8. www.bbc.co.uk › news › technology-60072194Flying car wins airworthiness certification - BBC News

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   Jan 24, 2022 · A flying car capable of hitting speeds over 100mph (160kmh) and altitudes above 8,000ft (2,500m) has been issued with a certificate of airworthiness by the Slovak Transport Authority.

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   Jun 29, 2021 · A prototype flying car has completed a 35-minute flight between international airports in Nitra and Bratislava, Slovakia. The hybrid car-aircraft, AirCar, is equipped with a BMW engine and...

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    Jun 30, 2021 · AirCar: The car that can turn into an aircraft and take flight. A new milestone has been hit for AirCar - a prototype car that can transform into an aircraft and has completed a successful...