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According to foreign media reports, the PAL-V Liberty, the first mass-produced commercial flying vehicle of the Dutch company PAL-V, was unveiled at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show. It is reported that the first batch of mass-produced flying cars meet European road and air traffic standards and have now accepted reservations at a price of about 425000 pounds (about 3.735 million yuan). In addition, the car is limited to 90 units and will be officially delivered in 2019.

PAL-V CEO R. Dingemanse said: it will be at the forefront of the mobile travel revolution, the vehicle will no longer be limited to the road driving function, and will be able to soar into the sky in the future. the product will be the first flying car that can fly to any destination.

This is a limited edition flying car, with only 90 vehicles on sale worldwide. The interior and exterior of the car are beautifully designed, with lightweight aviation aluminum and high-quality leather, and the appearance uses two-color spray paint and pure carbon package. it is composed of hand-lined carbon parts.

The PAL-V Liberty Pioneer Edition Flying car sells for $599000 in the United States, $200000 more than the Liberty Sport Edition. Compared to the basic flying car, Pioneer Edition has more standard equipment, including dual control, electronic flight instrument system (EFIS), electric heating and carbon fiber accessories.

According to officials, the PAL-Liberty 's entire deformation process takes only 5-10 minutes, and when entering flight mode, the drum mast wind propulsion will automatically deploy, but the pilot only needs to push out the tail part, unfold the two rotor blades, and activate the propulsion to prepare for flight. The maximum speed on land can reach 160 km / h, and the flight speed can reach 180 km / h. In land mode, the maximum range is 1315 km, and in flight mode, the maximum range is 499 km.

In addition, if you want to drive this flying car, in addition to the driver's license, the driver must also hold a flight driver's license, otherwise there will be an accident that can not happen.

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