- The first flying automobile, the Alef “Model A,” has been given the go-ahead to take flight by the American authorities. The retro-futuristic hybrid, which can be flown like an eVTOL or driven on the road like a regular car, was given a Special Airworthiness Certification by the American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), allowing it to take to the skies as an experimental aircraft1.
- The Model A has covered wheel wells and gull-wing doors1. It can go 110 miles in a single flight and reaches a top speed of roughly 35 mph1.
- On the road, the totally electric vehicle will have a range of about 200 miles and 110 miles in the air1. It will have two passenger seats.
- It’s important to note that clearance restricts the use of the aircraft to experimental uses including demonstration, research, and development.
- It’s not like the regular person can just get in and have a test drive; that won’t happen for at least a few years.
