WORLD'S FIRST FLYING CARS GET READY TO TAKE DUBAI RESIDENTS FROM DOOR TO DOOR

An aviation company in Dubai has signed a deal with a Dutch business to bring the world's first flying car to the Middle East and Africa. Aviterra, an aviation and aerospace component manufacturing company, will buy more than 100 of PAL-V's Liberty flying cars. While Aviterra will be the sole agent for the Liberty car in the Middle East and Africa, the companies did not specify a timetable for when deliveries will begin in the region. The two-seat Liberty – described as the world's first flying car because it combines a gyroplane and a car – is akin to something from a James Bond movie in how it transforms from a road vehicle into an aircraft. In drive mode, the aircraft's propellers and rear flaps are stored on the roof and in the back of the three-wheeled vehicle, allowing it to reach 100kph in under nine seconds – a rate comparable to a Toyota Hybrid Camry – and has a top speed of 160kph. Changing into an aircraft takes five minutes, as the helicopter-like blades rise from the roof and the flaps extend from the back. The body of the vehicle also lifts up and two hatches open to reveal the gyroplane's rear propeller. Source: The National