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Table 1.
The specifications of selected flying cars.
Flying Car
Specification Aerocar

Transition

Skyrider

Skycar 400

AeroMobil

PAL-V

UTD
Concept
Vehicle

Cruise
velocity
(mi/h)

97 mi/h
(156 km/h)

107 mi/h
(172 km/h)

288 mi/h
(463 km/h)

308 mi/h
(496 km/h)

124 mi/h
(200 km/h)

112 mi/h
(180 km/h)

150 mi/h
(241 km/h)

Flight range
(mi)

300 mi
(483 km)

410 mi
(660 km)

920 mi
(1,480 km)

750 mi
(1,209 km)

435 mi
(700 km)

220-315 mi

300 mi
(483 km)

Altitude

12,000 ft
(3,658 m)

12,000 ft
(3,048 m)

25,000 ft
(7,620 m)

36,000 ft
(10,973 m)

N/A

N/A

10,000 ft
(3,048 m)

Rate of climb

610 ft/min
(186 m/min)

N/A

4,000 ft/min
(1,219 m/
min)

4,800 ft/min
(1,463 m/
min)

N/A

N/A

1,181 ft/min
(360 m/min)

Maximum
takeoff
weight

2,100 lb
(953 kg)

1,430 lb
(650 kg)

N/A

2,400 lb
(1,089 kg)

N/A

2,006 lb
(910 kg)

3,000 lb
(1,360 kg)

Fuel
efficiency
(cruise)

N/A

5 gal/h

N/A

31 gal/h

4.0 gal/h

9.5 gal/h

N/A

Fuel
efficiency
(road)

N/A

35 mi/gal

N/A

N/A

31.4 mi/gal

28 mi/gal

N/A

Fuel capacity

N/A

23 gal

100 gal

>38 gal

N/A

27 gal

N/A

Engine

1 × Lycoming
O-320
air-cooled
flat-four,
143 hp
(107 kW)

1 × Rotax
912ULS, 100 hp
(75 kW) at
5,800 r/min
(max. 5 min),
95 hp
(71 kW) at
5,500 r/min
(continuous)

1 at 700 hp
(522 kW)

720 hp
(537 kW)

1 × Rotax
912 fourcylinder,
horizontally
opposed
liquid- and aircooled piston
aircraft engine,
100 hp
(75 kW)

230 hp
(170 kW)

510 hp
(380 kW)
hybrid

Propellers

Two-bladed
Hartzell HA12
UF, 6-ft 4-in
(1.93 m)
diameter

Sensenich threeblade Rotax
groundadjustable
propeller

Electric
drive; ducted
fans: four

N/A

N/A

Two-bladed

Tilt-rotor
(proposed)

VTOL, the vertical takeoff fan (or fans)
is driven directly from the engine.
The function of the propeller and
vertical takeoff fans can be combined
together using tilt-rotor fans, as shown
in Figure 15. According to Wikipedia, "A
tilt-rotor in an aircraft generates lift
and propulsion by way of one or more
powered rotors (sometimes called proprotors) mounted on rotating engine
pods or nacelles, usually at the ends of
a fixed wing or an engine mounted in

Clutch
Fuel

Transmission
Wheels

Engine

Clutch

Gear

Propeller

Figure 12. A simple propulsion architecture for a flying car (engine only with no VTOL capability).

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