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Review of 10 Flying Cars that go on sale in 2019

Innovations in the automobile industry have announced some very new directions for the future
of transportation, and the technology of flying cars is one that is yet to make it to mass
production stage. The concept is anticipated to enter the market as a vertical takeoff and
landing (VTOL) transport; it aims at conveying people and items from doorstep to doorstep by
combining road and air movements.

History of Flying cars

As early as 1926, Henry Ford designed a light single seat aircraft that was terminated after a
crash; and then around the 40s and 50s likes of Molt Taylor who produced the Aerocar which
got approval to be mass produced and sold to the public, but Taylor was unable to get the
production stage off the ground. Piasecki who made the VZ-8 prototype was another close
success which made the Transportation Research division of the U.S Army to request that he
designs a “Flying Jeep” concept; Piasecki attempted a Sky Car model, an upgrade from the
VZ-8 prototype to be used by civilians. The 80s have seen the design of a two-passenger
compact VTOL aircraft by Fred Barker, a former engineer at Boeing and the founder of Flight
Innovations Inc.

The most recent news on flying cars in the 21st has featured the advanced technologies which
have been represented using 3D models and animation while a few companies have presented
prototypes. Boeing announced the GoFly competition for a prize of $2 million to encourage
effective flying craft designs. The impact of research has made some flying car products
available today, and we will look at 10 flying cars on sale in 2019.

The 10 Flying Cars on sale

The time to celebrate the transportation solution of flying cars is drawing closer with each new
day and every new idea that plunges the industry towards its breakthrough; the list of
innovations below shows how importantly the engineers consider the takeoff weight.

1. ​Liberty - ​₦​144 million (​$400,000)

The two-passenger lightweight designed craft by PAL-V​, a Dutch company that harnessed the
principles of an autogyro to produce the Liberty. The body design is really compact that one
passenger seats behind the other, and this allows the large motor to generate lift for effective
takeoff in a short space.

This flying car can cover a range of 500 km as it lifts off 910kg into the air; it reaches fight speed
of up to 161 km/hr. Interested buyers can place orders on the company’s website, but they will
discover that they need about 40 hours of training to fly the Liberty. PAL-V includes the training
fee in the price of the product in order to give the customer the best lessons before they fly
home in their new ride.

2. Transition - ​₦108 million (​$300,000)

The concept of this flying car is reflected in its name, Transition which is produced by
Terrafugia; the company is a subsidiary to Zhejiang Geely Holding Group headquartered in
China. The design of the car allows easy conversion into an aircraft which lifts off 650kg over a
range of 787 km; the vehicle take up to 4 passengers, and it can be parked easily at
home.Terrafugia plans to introduce an all-electric model soon since the current product uses
gasoline fuel. Orders can be placed on the company’s website, although the production is
ongoing at Woburn, Massachusetts.

3. AeroMobil 3.0 - ​₦576 million (​$1.6 million)

This roadable aircraft is designed to carry two passengers sitting beside each other, and they
can access the cabin when the entire front of the craft goes up to open the doors. It is
manufactured by AeroMobil s.r.o from Slovakia, this company began its research and
production of the roadable aircraft in 1990 with the AeroMobil 1.0; the improvements arrived at
the AeroMobil 3.0 in 2014. This model lifts off a weight of 960 kg, it can cover over 692 km in
the air and reach flight speed of 145 km/hr; it uses gasoline and it will consume 15 liters/hr while
flying, interested people can place orders on the company’s website.

4. AeroMobil 4.0 - ​₦576 million (​$1.6 million)

The upgraded roadable aircraft from AeroMobil s.r.o, Slovakia; it accommodates two
passengers sitting side by side in its cabin, and they can both open different doors to get in. The
AeroMobil 4.0 is an improvement from the AeroMobil 3.0 although they both sell at very similar
prices in the market; the obvious differences are seen in the shape of the front and the more
luxurious and safer interior of the later model. This flying car design was introduced in 2017 with
the ability to lift off 960 kg and attain a flight speed of 159 km/hr while covering up to 750 km of
flight range.

5. BlackFly - ​₦72 million (​$200,000)

Introduced by the Opener Inc in 2017 and scheduled to go on sale in 2019, the BlackFly has a
capacity for only one passenger with its design of being powered by electric motors to have a
vertically lift and land features. It is capable of lifting its weight of about 255 kg off the ground to
cover 40 km range at speeds of almost 100 km/hr.

6. Moller Skycar - ​₦1.8 billion (​$5 million)

Paul Moller, the founder of Moller International has been working on the model of the flying car
concept for over 50 years and has made a few models available; the craft has two seats for the
pilot and one passenger, and is marketed with a red body colour. As at 2019, the Skycar has
not obtained the FAA certification yet because it has not made any real flight except hovering
while hooked to a crane; the Moller Skycar is available for sale on ebay because the company is
facing some financial problems. It lifts the 1400 kg body mass over 1287 km range at an
estimated speed of 533 km/hr.

7. Carplane - ​₦90 million (​$250,000)

The German company, Carplane GmbH has got good attention from the government of
Germany which the company received a subsidy from, and reserve funding in two consecutive
years 2016 and 2017. It is designed to accommodate two passengers who have seperated
cabin on the two adjacent ends of the craft; the middle section is hollowed from the front to the
tail. The design of this roadable aircraft takes emissions, safety and noise pollution into serious
consideration as it does well to handle commercial and private use. The weight is about 750 kg,
and it lifts that across 724 km at a speed of 222 km/hr, with a 138 hp 2-cylinder gasoline engine.

8. I-TEC Maverick - ​₦33.8 million (​$94,000)

The Indigenous People's Technology and Education Center designed and produced the
Maverick roadable aircraft that is powered by a 300 hp engine, and deploys a parachute to take
flight as it drives. It carries one passenger and it is controlled in the air by the steering wheels;
this means that drivers would not need a pilot's license to use this craft.

9. Switchblade - ​₦43.2 million (​$120,000)

This flying car is manufactured by the Samson Motorworks in U.S.A. and it accommodates only
two persons; the body design is a streamlined aircraft shape that weighs about 794 kg. The
speed of flight reaches 322 km/hr and the range goes up to 555 km during flight; the ground
drive is empowered by its 5-speed transmission system.

10. Ehang UAV 184 - ​₦108 million (​$300,000)

This passenger drone is an electric craft that can reach a maximum altitude of 500 metres; the
design puts a camera underneath the single-seat cabin to allow for field research observation. It
lifts off 360 kg over a range of 563 km, and it can reach 100 km/hr in flight speed; these
capabilities are refreshed with it 1 hr duration of battery charging.

The automobiles in the list are really the closest which the transport manufacturing industry has
gotten to with the idea of flying cars; they can be purchased by people who have serious
enthusiasm for the innovations and the funds to afford it. Some of these products have not
obtained the license to function in national spaces, while some of them have the support of
government and others have acquired road and air use license.