The French are trying to create a "flying car" Bashny.Net

In France create a "flying car" — a small aircraft vertical takeoff and landing, which can be sent in flight, even from the yard of a house. Work on this program began in 2007, individually.
The aircraft, which its Creator called Xрlorair (conqueror of the air) has two jet engines that are mounted inside the wing. Their jet flaps deflected by the deflectors, thus give the necessary direction of the thrust vector.
Unlike many scholars, Michel Aguilar was lucky — his "flying car" has attracted the attention of the General Directorate of armaments of the French Ministry of defense, and Ministry of industry. The Minister gave in 2011 in support of a project worth 1.5 million euros. In 2013 the work involved and the specialized firm Аltran that gave the group their employees to help in the development of the avionics and structure of the airframe.





At the moment the work koordiniruyutsya by a consortium of several firms. It is headed by the Toulouse company Сomat Aeras, which is working on the engine. The patent office has already issued the necessary documentation for the novelty.

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