▼ First commercial flying vehicle Liberty opens up to 4 million for sale from Baidu VR Flying cars are not just whimsical in science fiction movies, people are turning it into reality. Yesterday, the Dutch company PAL-V announced that it had begun to accept bookings for its first flying car "PAL-V Liberty". The company stated that Liberty is the first commercial flying vehicle to be certified, both in terms of product form and function. As a flying car, Liberty integrated the design of the aircraft and the car, it looks like a tricycle with a propeller overhead. The car can be switched between the ground driving mode and the flight mode: When it is necessary to fly, its top rotor, propeller and tail rotor will be deployed. The lift is provided by the top rotor and the rear wing. The rear propeller is responsible for the propulsion; after landing, this The three parts will be folded up so that Liberty is as fit as possible to the aerodynamic shape of a regular car. The official claimed that Liberty equipped with two different power systems, a 100-horsepower engine dedicated to ground driving, and another 200 horsepower for flight. When driving on the ground, the maximum speed is 160 kilometers per hour, 0-60 miles accelerates for 9 seconds, and the cruising range reaches 1300 kilometers; when converted to flight mode, the speed is up to 180 kilometers per hour, and the endurance is reduced to 500 kilometers, but it is still possible. Meet the general travel needs. Of course, in order to maximize the endurance, the car is very light, weighs only 664 kilograms, and its load is only two people. The conversion of the two modes takes 5-10 minutes. In addition, Liberty needs 200 meters X 100 meters to take off. The company also developed an app to “educate users†by comparing the time it takes with PAL-V Liberty to regular transportation, telling users how much time they would save, and at the same time making suggestions for their travel planning. As a cross-border product, Liberty's price is not cheap. Official website information shows that its starting price is 39.9 million US dollars (RMB 2.74 million). For a more upscale personalized design, if you want to give priority to the product, you need to buy the top version of the Pioneer Edition, the price is as high as 599,000 US dollars (about 4.11 million yuan). It is officially expected that the two models will produce a total of 90 vehicles. Considering that most of the customers should be good money owners, PAL-V's deposits have also been very astonishing - Pioneer Edition deposits are priced at $ 25,000, and the regular version is also $ 10,000. More importantly, they are non-refundable. of. If it is too expensive, customers can choose to pay only $2,500, at the cost of delivery priority can only be ranked behind. Although some people questioned whether PAL-V just wanted to attract investment and absorb some users’ deposits, the company started the research and development of this project very early. In 2009 and 12 years, it had a product demonstration and it was still testing. . Last year they established the first flying school in the United States. PAL-V said it expects to begin trial production later this year and deliver certified production models to customers by the end of 2018. It should be noted that although PAL-V officials call this "the world's first certified" commercial flying vehicle, its certification does not seem to be global. The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) does not have it on the list of aircraft certification. Of course, China is even less. In addition, driving a flying car requires a driver's license and a flight license.