AeroMobil to exhibit at the prestigious world automotive exhibition in Frankfurt
AeroMobil, the leading flying car designer, will exhibit the newest model of its innovative vehicle at the 67th International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany. This year’s theme is “Future now,” dedicated to automotive transformation. It will cover new mobility concepts for the cities of the future, including Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS), which is central to the long-term AeroMobil vehicle strategy.
“Designing and delivering our first production-ready flying car is our priority, but as interest in the sector grows opportunities will extend into new areas,” said Juraj Vaculik, CEO, AeroMobil. “We see big opportunities for AeroMobil to take the lead in designing flying cars for MaaS and personal air transport. We are really looking forward to discussing our plans with the automotive industry and investors at IAA.”
The AeroMobil flying car has already filed 14 patents for innovations in safety and engineering, which will help to make this a unique and comfortable travel experience for owners. The exterior is highly aerodynamic utilising the latest carbon composite construction found in the most sophisticated sports cars and performance aircraft. The vehicle’s interior is designed to surround the pilot or driver in a high strength monocoque structure that provides unprecedented levels of safety. While travelling on the road the occupant restraint system uses pyrotechnic seatbelt technology in conjunction with dual-stage airbags. During flight the flying car features a whole vehicle parachute for additional safety. The AeroMobil has a custom 2.0 turbo charged 4-cylinder boxer internal combustion engine with a FADEC (fully autonomous digital electronic control) digital control unit. On the road, the AeroMobil is powered by a dedicated electric front wheel drive system incorporating electronic differential and an adaptive transmission delivering both road-going functionality and direct drive during flight. Combined with the vehicle’s lightweight design this helps to ensure greater endurance on the road and in the air.
“AeroMobil is a true feat of engineering and design, requiring all our creativity, passion and technical expertise to deliver a ground-breaking product,” added Douglas MacAndrew, CTO, AeroMobil. “Integrating flight and car travel is not simple, but having condensed approximately 60 man-years of research and development into three the AeroMobil flying car is designed to meet the current legislative requirements. At IAA we will be able to show how to bring a flying car to market in the very near future working within today’s regulatory and transport infrastructure.”
Mobility is developing in many directions and it will be underpinned by ever more sophisticated digital technologies. AeroMobil sees this as a significant opportunity in the flying car sector to use intelligent connectivity and digitisation to make travel safer and more efficient. This is especially relevant to growing discussions around MaaS, designing intelligent systems that understand and can respond to different automotive and aviation data in a coherent way. AeroMobil’s highly experienced engineering team, and specialist advisors such as recent additions Martin Hauge and Jonathan Carrier, are currently planning future designs for a series of models in different price categories for MaaS and personal air transport.
VDA-President Matthias Wissmann said: "We are looking forward to the IAA full of enthusiastic anticipation. At exactly the right time it will bring together all the players who shape the mobility of the future. The preparations for the 67th IAA Cars are running at full speed. The main focus will be on digitization. The cars of the future will be connected and automated. The slogan of this IAA, “Future now,” ties in with this. The IAA will be opened on September 14 by Chancellor Angela Merkel.”
The AeroMobil executive team will be present at the IAA Frankfurt 2017 Hall 8, Booth 19, during the press days and trade days. If you are interested in meeting please contact [email protected]
Key Facts about the AeroMobil flying car
- Full transformation into flight mode in less than 3 minutes.
- Automotive Range - 700km (estimated using NEDC cycle)
- Aerospace Max Cruise Range ~750 km @ 75 % (1 200 m, ISA)
- Fuel Capacity 90 ltr (95 RON Gasoline)
- Direct Drive variable pitch propeller (speed 2 400 rpm)
- Automotive – Top speed 160 kph
- Aerospace – Vs / Vc / VD – 112 / 259 / 360 km/h
- MTOW Take Off Distance ground roll / 50 ft – 397 / 595 m
