Netherlands' Flying Car On the Road
Holland's PAL-V Source: PAL-V Authorized on Roads in the Netherlands The world's first commercial flying car - the PAL-V Liberty made by Dutch company PAL-V - has been approved for use on roads in the Netherlands. The Liberty is a gyrocopter. Rotors on the top of the vehicle provide it lift to fly. The rotors are powered by a separate propeller engine in the back of the vehicle. Liberty can hover like a helicopter but it doesn't take-off and land vertically like a helicopter. It needs a runway of at least 590 feet to gain speed for take-off and 100 feet of runway for landing. Drive & Fly Time The Liberty can drive up to 99 mph on the road and when flying has a maximum speed of 112 mph. Switching from the driving to the flying mode takes a few minutes. Clearance will be needed from regulators for flying the flying car. PAL-V says they expect to get clearance from the European Aviation Safety Agency in 2022