© Motor1.com AeroMobil 4.0 Up to this point, we've yet to experience the futuristic, flying-car filled society that shows like The Jetsons had promised. Still, AeroMobil out of Slovakia is convinced that it will be the first company to take to the skies with its latest prototype, which made its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show this past week.
© Bereitgestellt von The Motorsport Network AeroMobil 4.0 The 4.0 aircraft is a heavily updated version of the original 1.0 prototype that was first presented back in 1990. The latest in the prototype series was first unveiled in April, and reportedly comes with "hundreds of improvements" over the 3.0 concept that made its debut in 2014.
Though completely new, the 4.0 shares a number of similarities with the many prototypes before it. Its exterior design surrounds a new monocoque chassis – similar to something you might find on a McLaren supercar – and features pyrotechnic seatbelt technology (whatever that means) in conjunction with dual-stage airbags. It's even said to come with an emergency parachute.
Power comes courtesy of a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine, with power sent to the front wheels via an electric drive system. The advanced drive system incorporates an electronic differential and an adaptive transmission, as well as a fully autonomous digital electronic control unit, or FADEC for short. Considering the outgoing 3.0 version produced 100 horsepower (74 kilowatts), we expect the new model to be somewhere in the same neighborhood.
The company says that it expects to begin taking orders as early as this year, with deliveries expected by 2020… pending no major setbacks. The AeroMobil 4.0 doesn't have a price as of yet, but rumors suggest that it could cost as much as $1.5 million if and when it does debut.
Source: AeroMobil
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