2020 Klein Vision AirCar

2020 Klein Vision AirCar in The Grand Tour, Non-fiction TV, 2016-2024 Ep. 5.02

Class: Cars, Proto / Concept — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
opal ◊ 2023-06-24 17:28
dsl ◊ 2023-06-24 17:33	New make. Apparently the first ever carplane to successfully fly from one airport to another. One for impdb??
130rapid ◊ 2026-04-06 22:28	Model origin and built in Slovakia.
San ◊ 2026-05-13 20:01	Tomas Cibulka wrote Wikipedia wrote The main fuselage (body) of the AirCar doubles as a two-seat road car with four large road wheels. Styled like a sports coupe, it contributes 30-40 percent of the total lift when in the air. For flight it is fitted with foldout wings and extending tailbooms carrying a high tail. A pusher propeller is permanently installed between the fuselage and tail, and a safety parachute is installed. Construction is primarily a semi-monocoque of carbon fibre composite over a steel subframe. Over 20 programmable servo motors are used to perform the transition between road and air configurations.When on the road, the retracted tail surface creates a downforce similar to conventional rear aerofoils.