Take a ride with a flying car

The idea of ​​designing a flying car has been around for a long time, but the use of this device to travel from England to Africa is completely new.

According to BBC, on January 14, British adventurer Neil Laughton will begin a 6,400 km journey from London to Timbuktu city in Mali. The former officer of this commander, though, is Skycar (sky car), a device that can both fly and run like a car. Starting the journey from London, Skycar will run on the road like a normal terrain vehicle and then rise to the sky to fly across the Channel (this flight may be canceled due to opposition from civil aviation authorities. use).

Next, the Skycar will "jump" - immediately fly - across the Pyrenees near Andorra and then fly over the 14-kilometer Gibraltar Strait, connecting the Mediterranean to the Atlantic Ocean, to Africa. Laughton's journey will continue with the hovering through the Atlas Mountains in Morocco and then continue through the Sahara desert to Mali.

Skycar is the product of 29-year-old inventor Gilo Cardozo, who will be a companion to Laughton on his upcoming trip. This device includes a car with a large propeller and a paraglider. When reaching a minimum speed of 45 km and even when it is opened, the vehicle can take off. Vehicles using 1,000 cc, 4-cylinder engines. Skycar has a range of 300 km, maximum flight speed of 110 km / h and a maximum speed of 180 km / h. The car weighs a total of 480 kg which can reach 900m altitude. The cost of producing a Skycar is about US $ 76,000.