An actual-life flying automotive takes to the skies

An aeronautical firm within the US has launched footage displaying an idea model of its flying automotive performing a vertical take-off earlier than flying over an SUV.

Jim Dukhovny, the CEO of Alef Aeronautics, informed the BBC’s senior expertise reporter Chris Vallance, that he had 1000’s of pre-orders and hoped to begin manufacturing inside 12 months.

For round $300,000 (£237,000) the corporate says consumers will get an electrical flying automotive with a predicted airborne vary of 110km (68 miles). However taking a good friend for a spin might show tough – the cockpit solely has sufficient room for one and a half folks.

As Vallance factors out, Alef Aeronautics will not be the one ones attempting to make flying vehicles take off with consumers, and there are large technological and regulatory hurdles to beat.

Video produced by Ian Casey and Serene Khalifeh