{"id":20758,"date":"2022-01-25T13:54:25","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T13:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=20758"},"modified":"2022-01-25T13:54:27","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T13:54:27","slug":"civil-aviation-authority-issues-aircar-certificate-of-airworthiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/international-news\/civil-aviation-authority-issues-aircar-certificate-of-airworthiness\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Civil Aviation Authority Issues AirCar Certificate of Airworthiness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

AirCar<\/a> the dual-mode car-aircraft vehicle has been issued the official Certificate of Airworthiness by the Slovak Transport Authority, following the successful completion of 70 hours of rigorous flight testing compatible with European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) standards, with over 200 takeoffs and landings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Klein Vision\u2019s AirCar<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The challenging flight tests included the full range of\nflight and performance maneuvers and demonstrated an astonishing static and\ndynamic stability in the aircraft mode. The takeoff and landing procedures were\nachieved even without the pilot’s need to touch the flight controls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took a team of 8 highly skilled specialists and over\n100,000 manhours to convert design drawings into mathematical models with CFD\nanalysis calculations, wind tunnel testing, 1:1 design prototype powered by\nelectric 15KW engine to 1000kg 2-seat dual-mode prototype powered by 1.6L BMW\nengine that achieved the crucial certification milestone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“AirCar certification opens the door for mass\nproduction of very efficient flying cars. It is official and the final\nconfirmation of our ability to change mid-distance travel forever,” said\nProfessor Stefan Klein, the inventor, leader of the development team and the\ntest pilot. “50 years ago, the car was the epitome of freedom,” says\nAnton Zajac, the project cofounder. “AirCar expands those frontiers, by\ntaking us into the next dimension; where road meets sky.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Professor Stefan Klein is the world leader in the\ndevelopment of user-friendly Flying Cars. His latest (fifth) version is the\npinnacle achievement in the new category of flying cars!” said Dr. Branko\nSarh, Boeing Co. Senior Technical Fellow. “The automated transition from\nroad vehicle into an air vehicle and vice versa, deploying\/retracting wings and\ntail is not only the result of pioneering enthusiasm, innovative spirit and\ncourage; it is an outcome of excellent engineering and professional\nknowledge,” he noted after AirCar’s first intercity flight last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Transportation Authority carefully monitored all\nstages of unique AirCar development from its start in 2017. The transportation\nsafety is our highest priority. AirCar combines top innovations with safety\nmeasures in line with EASA standards. It defines a new category of a sports car\nand a reliable aircraft. Its certification was both a challenging and\nfascinating task,” said Ren\u00e9 Moln\u00c3\u00a1r, the director of the Civil Aviation\nDivision (Transport Authority of Slovakia).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klein Vision has already completed tests of a new powerful,\nlightweight, and efficient ADEPT Airmotive aviation engine and finalized\ndrawings and technical calculations for the upcoming monocoque model with variable\npitch propeller expected to reach speeds over 300km\/h and range of 1,000km.\n“ADEPT Airmotive is proud to have our ecologically compliant engines\nselected to power this exciting and innovative project,” said Richard\nSchulz \u2013 Founder, ADEPT Airmotive. “Klein Vision’s AirCar is an\nengineering marvel, and we look forward to our long-term cooperation!”,\nadded Raymond Bakker, the ADEPT Technical Director. The new production model is\nexpected to be certified in 12 months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AirCar the dual-mode car-aircraft vehicle has been issued the official Certificate of Airworthiness by the Slovak Transport Authority, following the successful completion of 70 hours of rigorous flight testing compatible with European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) standards, with over 200 takeoffs and landings. The challenging flight tests included the full range of flight and performance […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[114],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20758"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20760,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20758\/revisions\/20760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}