Push-button flying car now authorized by both FAA and DMV

When most folk think about flying cars, we think of machines that seamlessly convert from street to air mode, that can take off and land vertically, and that can cruise in the air and on the highway. The US$789,000 Aska A5 promises to do it all.Continu… Continue reading Push-button flying car now authorized by both FAA and DMV

Outrageously ambitious VTOL flying car is FAA-approved for takeoff

The four-seat Aska A5 is the size of an SUV, but at the touch of a button it extends an array of electric propellers and converts to a cruise-capable eVTOL aircraft with an impressive hybrid range. The FAA has cleared it for flight testing.Continue Rea… Continue reading Outrageously ambitious VTOL flying car is FAA-approved for takeoff

Weird gimballed-cabin eVTOL “flying car” receives limited FAA approval

One of the eVTOL world’s oddest ducks has announced a milestone of sorts. Alef’s Model A is a US$300,000 electric car that’s … kinda street legal, but also capable of a very unique form of flight. The company has announced limited FAA certification.C… Continue reading Weird gimballed-cabin eVTOL “flying car” receives limited FAA approval

MC One personal eVTOL rocks a Monaco-grade price tag

Monégasque aerial photography and drone show company McClic has successfully test-flown its MC One personal eVTOL, a simple but nice-looking coaxial octacopter with a pilot’s seat on top. Anyone can fly it, given about 10 minutes’ training.Continue Rea… Continue reading MC One personal eVTOL rocks a Monaco-grade price tag

Air One personal eVTOL successfully transitions from hover to cruise

Hot on the heels of Lilium’s Phoenix 2 demonstrator, Israel’s Air has released video footage of its two-seat personal eVTOL prototype transitioning to cruise flight, marking the start of the company’s bid for FAA certification.Continue ReadingCategory:… Continue reading Air One personal eVTOL successfully transitions from hover to cruise

RotorX opens pre-orders on its kit-build ultralight personal eVTOL

Kit helicopter manufacturer RotorX has stepped into the personal eVTOL fray with its own take on the manned multicopter. The Dragon promises to zip you around at up to 63 mph (101 km/h), with joystick control, auto-landing, and a ballistic parachute.Co… Continue reading RotorX opens pre-orders on its kit-build ultralight personal eVTOL

They’re serious: XPeng tests two-ton eVTOL flying car prototype

Chinese automaker XPeng has updated the design of its AeroHT flying car – a luxury electric sportster with a fold-out vertical-lift octacopter system on the roof. It looks absolutely nutty, but a two-ton flying prototype indicates this is no joke.Conti… Continue reading They’re serious: XPeng tests two-ton eVTOL flying car prototype

Astonishing eVTOL flying car design uses side panels as biplane wings

California startup Alef Aeronautics has shown off a remarkably fresh take on the street-legal eVTOL flying car in its 2025 Model A. This wild design debuts a 2-axis tilting cabin, and a horizontal cruise flight mode unlike anything we’ve seen before.Co… Continue reading Astonishing eVTOL flying car design uses side panels as biplane wings

Innovative “Mad Bat” tail-sitting biplane eVTOL can also use runways

The team behind the ADIFO omnidirectional, supersonic flying saucer has designed and prototyped an interesting and unique eVTOL design with an extraordinarily quick and simple method of transitioning between vertical and horizontal flight modes.Continu… Continue reading Innovative “Mad Bat” tail-sitting biplane eVTOL can also use runways