When it comes to a true flying car—I don’t mean just a VTOL vehicle, I mean something that can both drive and fly—we’ve seen a lot of wild forms over the years.
The AeroMobil 4.0
The Xpeng AeroHT
The Alef Model A
The LuftCar
The GAC Gove
Notably, one that actually flew was the KleinVision Aircar, which had folding wings:
Another vehicle that successfully flew last year was the Samson Sky Switchblade.
However, Samson Sky reckons that in order to make the design production-ready, both the wings and the massive rear stabilizer, which contains the propellers, must be folded into the body for driving mode. So their latest design envisions this arrangement:
I hate to be skeptical, but gosh that looks like a lot of moving parts! I wonder what the maintenance will look like.
