Editing Flying car (section)

===21st century===
[[File:Parajet Skycar at NEC Birmingham.jpg|right|thumb|[[Parajet Skycar]] prototype seen at the Sport and Leisure Aviation Show (SPLASH), Birmingham, UK, November 2008]]
[[File:Terrafugia_--_2012_NYIAS_cropped.jpg|thumb|Prototype [[Terrafugia Transition]] at the [[New York International Auto Show|N.Y. Int'l Auto Show]] in April 2012]]
[[File:SuperSkyCycle.jpg|thumb|[[The Butterfly Super Sky Cycle|Super Sky Cycle]]]]
[[File:Maverick Flying Car.jpg|thumb|[[I-TEC Maverick|Maverick Flying Dune Buggy]]]]
[[File:PD-1 Roadable Glastar.jpg|thumb|[[Plane Driven PD-1 Roadable Glastar]]]]

In 2009 the U.S., the [[DARPA|Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency]] (DARPA) initiated the $65 million [[Transformer (flying car)|Transformer]] program to develop a four-person roadable aircraft by 2015.<ref>Warwick, Graham. [http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog%3aa68cb417-3364-4fbf-a9dd-4feda680ec9c&plckPostId=Blog%3aa68cb417-3364-4fbf-a9dd-4feda680ec9cPost%3accef0189-116b-4626-a4a8-d26cbd2f7fa8 Leading Edge blog: DARPA's Transformer – a Humvee That Flies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023115418/http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:a68cb417-3364-4fbf-a9dd-4feda680ec9c |date=23 October 2013 }}, AW&ST On Technology, ''[[Aviation Week]]'' online website, 16 April 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2013.</ref> The vehicle was to have had VTOL capability and a {{convert|280|mi|km|adj=mid}} range. [[AAI Corporation]] and [[Lockheed Martin]] were awarded contracts.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Warwick|first=Graham|title=Is Darpa's Fly-Drive Transformer on the Right Road?|url=http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:37ed3841-153e-4d86-950c-3b027e3d2ea2|magazine=Aviation Week|access-date=3 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130910192542/http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7|archive-date=10 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The program was cancelled in 2013.

The [[Parajet Skycar]] utilises a [[paramotor]] for propulsion and a [[parafoil]] for lift. The main body consists of a modified dune buggy. It has a top speed of {{convert|80|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} and a maximum range of {{convert|180|mi|km}} in flight. On the ground it has a top speed of {{convert|112|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} and a maximum range of {{convert|249|mi|km}}. Parajet flew and drove its prototype from [[London]] to [[Timbuktu]] in January 2009.

The [[I-TEC Maverick|Maverick Flying Dune Buggy]] was designed by the [[Indigenous People's Technology and Education Center]] of Florida as an off-road vehicle that could unfurl an advanced parachute and then travel by air over impassable terrain when roadways were no longer usable. The {{convert|1100|lb|kg|adj=mid}} 'Maverick' vehicle is powered by a {{convert|128|hp|abbr=on}} engine that can also drive a five-bladed pusher [[Propeller (aircraft)|propeller]]. It was initially conceived in order to help [[Christian ministry|minister]] to remote [[Amazon Rainforest|Amazon rainforest]] communities, but will also be marketed for visual [[pipeline transport|pipeline inspection]] and other similar activities in desolate areas or difficult terrain.<ref>Logan Ward, [http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/new_cars/4332920.html 10 Most Brilliant Innovators of 2009: I-TEC's Flying Dune Buggy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212152710/http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/new_cars/4332920.html |date=12 February 2010 }}, ''Popular Mechanics'', November 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2009.</ref>

The [[Plane Driven PD-1 Roadable Glastar]] is a modification to the Glastar Sportsman GS-2 to make a practical roadable aircraft. The approach is novel in that it uses a mostly stock aircraft with a modified landing gear "pod" that carries the engine for road propulsion. The wings fold along the side, and the main landing gear and engine pod slide aft in driving configuration to compensate for the rearward center of gravity with the wings folded, and provide additional stability for road travel.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Sport Aviation|title=The PD-1 Roadable Glastar|author=Budd Davisson|date=October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Company Moves On Transformative Roadable Glasair|date=20 October 2010|url=http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/plane_driven_roadable_aircraft_pdx_203489-1.html|access-date=22 October 2010|archive-date=11 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611231238/http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/plane_driven_roadable_aircraft_pdx_203489-1.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The [[Butterfly Super Sky Cycle|Super Sky Cycle]] was an American [[Homebuilt aircraft|homebuilt]] roadable [[gyroplane]] designed and manufactured by [[The Butterfly Aircraft LLC]].<ref name=sscGiz>Blain, Loz. [http://www.gizmag.com/go/7135/ "The flying motorcycle – road-registered and available now"] ''GizMag'', 17 April 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2012.</ref> It is a registered [[motorcycle]].<ref name=sscTel>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/picturesoftheday/8878687/Pictures-of-the-day-9-November-2011.html?image=5 "Pictures of the day"] ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', 9 November 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2012.</ref>
At the 2014 Pioneers Festival at Wien (Austria) [[AeroMobil]] presented their version 3.0 of their flying car. The prototype was conceived as a vehicle that can be converted from an automobile to an aircraft. The version 2.5 proof-of-concept took 20 years to develop and first flew in 2013. CEO Juraj Vaculik said that the company planned to move flying cars to market: "the plan is that in 2017 we'll be able to announce&nbsp;... the first flying roadster."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mack|first1=Eric|title=Finally! A Flying Car Could Go On Sale By 2017|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericmack/2015/03/16/finally-a-flying-car-could-go-on-sale-as-soon-as-2017/|website=Forbes|access-date=17 March 2015}}</ref> In 2016, AeroMobil was test-flying a prototype that obtained Slovak [[Ultralight aviation|ultralight]] certification. When the final product will be available or how much it will cost is not yet specified.<ref name="aeromobil">{{cite web|url=http://aeromobil.com/ |title=AeroMobil: Flying car |website=aeromobil.com |access-date=9 August 2016}}</ref> In 2018, it unveiled a concept that resembled a flying sportscar with VTOL capability.<ref>
{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/will-futuristic-flying-car-ever-get-ground-ncna859171|title=Will this futuristic flying car ever get off the ground?|website=NBC News|date=22 March 2018 }}</ref> 
The [[Aeromobil]] <!--not [[AeroMobile]]-->2.5 has folding wings and a Rotax 912 engine. It can travel at {{convert|124|mph|order=flip}} with a range of {{convert|430|mi|order=flip}}, and flew for the first time in 2013.<ref>Alyssa Danigelis. "[http://news.discovery.com/autos/future-of-transportation/slovakian-flying-car-prototype-takes-off-131021.htm Slovakian Flying Car Prototype Takes Off] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141119073940/http://news.discovery.com/autos/future-of-transportation/slovakian-flying-car-prototype-takes-off-131021.htm |date=19 November 2014 }}" ''[[Discovery News]]'', 21 October 2013. Accessed: 22 October 2013.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nyteknik.se/popularteknik/har-lyfter-en-ny-flygbil-6401976|title=Här lyfter en ny flygbil|first=Jan|last=Melin|website=[[Ny Teknik]]}}</ref> On 29 October 2014, Slovak startup AeroMobil s.r.o. unveiled [[AeroMobil s.r.o. AeroMobil|AeroMobil 3.0]]<ref name="aeromobil"/> 
at Vienna Pioneers Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2014/10/29/silicon-valley-can-keep-its-teslas-and-robotic-cars-slovakias-aeromobil-just-unveiled-a-flying-car |title=VB |website=venturebeat.com |date=29 October 2014 |access-date=30 October 2014}}</ref>

Klein Vision in [[Slovakia]] have developed a prototype [[Klein Vision AirCar|AirCar]], which drives like a sports car and for flight has a pusher propeller with twin tailbooms, and foldout wings. In June 2021, the prototype carried out a 35-minute flight between airports.<ref>Zoe Kleinman; "[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-57651843 Flying car completes test flight between airports]", BBC, 30 June 2021.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.klein-vision.com/|title=Klein Vision – Flying Car}}</ref> It was [[type certificate|type certified]] as an aircraft in January 2022.<ref name="Phelps24Jan22">{{cite web|url= https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/aircar-notches-slovakian-airworthiness-certification/|title= AirCar Notches Slovakian Airworthiness Certification|access-date= 24 January 2022|last= Phelps|first= Mark|work= AVweb|date= 24 January 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220126124301/https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/aircar-notches-slovakian-airworthiness-certification/|archive-date= 26 January 2022|url-status= live}}</ref>

The [[Terrafugia Transition]] is a roadable aircraft intended to be classed as a [[Personal Air Vehicle]]. It can fold its wings in 30 seconds and drive the front wheels, enabling it to operate both as a traditional road vehicle and as a general aviation aeroplane with a range of {{convert|500|mi|km|abbr=on}}. An operational prototype was displayed at [[EAA AirVenture Oshkosh|Oshkosh]] in 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airventure.org/news/2008/7sat2/terrafugia.html |title=Terrafugia ready for road, flight testing |website=Airventure.org |date=2 August 2008 |access-date=15 April 2010}}</ref> and its first flight took place on 2009-03-05.<ref>{{cite web|last=Haines |first=Thomas B. |url=http://www.aopa.org/aircraft/articles/2009/090319terrafugia.html |title=AOPA Online: First roadable airplane takes flight |website=Aopa.org |date=19 March 2009 |access-date=15 April 2010}}</ref> It will carry two people plus luggage and its [[Rotax 912#Specifications (Rotax 912S ULS)|Rotax 912S]] engine operates on premium unleaded gas.<ref>{{citation|publisher=The New York Times|title=For $279,000, Terrafugia Transition Puts the Wind Beneath Your Wings|date=5 April 2012|work=Wheels blog|author=Jerry Garrett|url=http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/05/for-279000-terrafugia-transition-puts-the-wind-beneath-your-wings/|access-date=20 April 2013}}</ref> It was approved by the [[FAA]] in June 2010.<ref>{{cite news|last=O'Carroll|first=Eoin|title=Flying Car &ndash; just like the Jetsons &ndash; gets green light from FAA|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2010/0629/Flying-Car-just-like-the-Jetsons-gets-green-light-from-FAA-VIDEO|newspaper=The Christian Science Monitor|access-date=25 August 2013}}</ref>

The production-ready single-engine, roadable [[PAL-V Liberty]] autogyro, or [[gyrocopter]], debuted at the [[Geneva Motor Show]] in March 2018, then became the first flying car in production, and was set to launch in 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/tech-design/article/2156412/worlds-first-flying-car-two-seater-pal-v-liberty-track|title=World's first flying car on track for 2020 launch|date=25 July 2018|website=[[South China Morning Post]]}}</ref> with full production scheduled for 2021 in [[Gujarat, India]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/auto/auto-news/flying-car-pal-v-to-be-built-in-gujarat-mou-inked-with-dutch-firm/articleshow/74558020.cms|title=Flying car PAL-V to be built in Gujarat, MoU inked with Dutch firm|work=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref> The [[PAL-V ONE]] is a hybrid of a gyrocopter with a leaning 3-wheel motorcycle. It has two seats and a 160&nbsp;kW flight certified gasoline engine. It has a top speed of {{convert|180|km/h|mi/h|0|abbr=on}} on land and in air, and [[Maximum Takeoff Weight|weighs]] {{convert|910|kg|lb|abbr=on}} max.<ref name=palvGiz>Quick, Darren. [http://www.gizmag.com/pal-v-flying-car/22032/ "PAL-V flying car makes successful first test flight"] ''GizMag'', 2 April 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pal-v.com/|title=PAL-V |publisher=PAL-V |access-date=7 October 2010}}</ref>

On 15 April 2021, [[Los Altos, California]], became home to the world's first consumer flying car showroom.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.suasnews.com/2021/04/announcing-aska-the-electric-take-off-and-landing-flying-car-for-consumers/|title=Announcing ASKA The Electric Take Off And Landing Flying Car For Consumers|date=15 April 2021}}</ref> However, as yet there are no certified flying cars in production.

In 2023 Doroni Aerospace earned an official [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]] Airworthiness Certification. It is powered by ten independent propulsion systems. They company claimed a top speed of 140&nbsp;mph and a 60-mile range. It includes two electric motors with patented ducted propellers. The machine is 23&nbsp;ft long and 14&nbsp;ft wide.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Peter |date=2023-12-01 |title=Doroni's all-electric flying car gets flight certified in the US |url=https://electrek.co/2023/12/01/doronis-all-electric-flying-car-gets-flight-certified-us/ |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=Electrek |language=en-US}}</ref>