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PAL-V will use the Geneva Motor Show to introduce what it is claiming to be the “world’s first flying car” in production guise. Billed as a “historic breakthrough in the evolution of flying cars,” the PAL-V Liberty is a three-wheeled vehicle which can be transformed into a gyroplane / gyrocopter in about 5 to 10 minutes. The company didn’t release detailed specifications but confirmed the model uses two Rotax aircraft engines and has been designed to meet both vehicle and aircraft specifications in Europe as well as the United States. Following its unveiling in Geneva, the Liberty will go through the last stage of the certification process which is compliance demonstration. The company expects this will be completed in 2019 and the model will then be fully certified. The company’s flying car has been in development for at least ten years as PAL-V created a proof of concept back in 2008. The model underwent driving tests before starting flight testing in 2011. In ...

The Liberty Pioneer and Liberty Sport flying cars from Dutch company PAL-V will debut at Top Marques Monaco later this month. The first official images of the finished product were released in February but Top Marques will be the first time the car has been shown in 1 to 1 scale to customers and the public alike. It will be presented on the 20th of April by Prince Albert of Monaco. PAL-V says the Liberty flying car is compliant with safety regulations around the world and initially, 90 examples of the Pioneer Edition will be produced, each priced at $599,000. At a later date, the entry-level $400,00 PAL-V Liberty Sport will hit the market. The ins and outs of the Liberty’s powertrain aren’t known, but PAL-V says it is technically a gyroplane even though it more closely resembles a helicopter. Speaking about the vehicle, PAL-V chief executive Robert Dingemanse said “After years of hard work, beating the technical and qualification challenges, our team succeeded in creating an...