Pal-V

Since Henry Ford built the Model T Ford, people have been dreaming of a vehicle that could drive AND fly. It took almost 90 years before this dream could be...See more » Since Henry Ford built the Model T Ford, people have been dreaming of a vehicle that could drive AND fly. It took almost 90 years before this dream could be realized. Now it will: PAL-V Europe BV is building everybody's dream in mobility: a full-fledged flying and full-fledged driving vehicle. Your first questions will probably be: How does it work and why is this suddenly possible now? PAL-V Europe BV started in 1999 to study many technologies and evaluated various concepts. It made numerous designs and patented all its findings, leading to the PAL-V ONE. The first Personal Air and Land Vehicle (PAL-V) available for anybody. PAL-V Europe BV combines the recent tilting car technology of the Carver with the safest and easiest principle of flying, the gyrocopter. It has the exclusive rights to all the basic patents covering this magnificent concept. In addition, PAL-V Europe BV has patents pending for amongst others a foldable rotor. After 6 years of concept work, PAL-V Europe BV has now entered the next phase. It is starting to build the first commercial prototype to prove all technologies, to finetune the design, to start-up production and carry out the market launch of the PAL-V ONE. Since 2004/2005 new European and American regulations allow people to fly the PAL-V with a simple sports aviation license. It takes between 15-25 hours getting a license for flying while driving can be done with a regular car driving license. PAL-V Europe BV is currently raising the capital necessary for the realization phase.See less »