AeroMobil s.r.o. AeroMobil

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"Aeromobil" redirects here. It is not to be confused with AeroMobile or airmobile.
AeroMobil 3.0
Role Roadable aircraft
National origin Slovakia
Manufacturer AeroMobil s.r.o.
First flight October 2014 (2014-10)
Status In development
Produced 1990-Present

The AeroMobil s.r.o. AeroMobil (variously also styled Aeromobil and AEROMOBIL by the manufacturer) is a Slovak prototype roadable aircraft, designed by Štefan Klein and first flown in 2013. The aircraft will be produced by AeroMobil s.r.o..

AeroMobil s.r.o. company co-founder and CEO Juraj Vaculik indicated in March 2015 that the vehicle is intended for "wealthy supercar buyers and flight enthusiasts". Vaculik expects the aircraft will be available for sale in 2017.[1]

Design and development

The prototype was conceived as a vehicle that can be converted from an automobile to an aircraft. The version 2.5 proof-of-concept took 20 years to develop,[2] and first flew in 2013. The prototype was constructed by the AeroMobil Team, based in Bratislava, Slovakia and led by co-founders Štefan Klein and Juraj Vaculik, advised by inventor Dean Kamen.[3]

As of 2013, there have been four developmental versions of the Aeromobil, 1.0, 2.0, 2.5 and 3.0,[4] with earlier versions lacking folding wings, while later versions have folding wings and fins around the wheels.[2] Version 2.5 was first exhibited in Montreal at the SAE AeroTech Congress and Exhibition.[5] Version 3.0 was introduced at the Pioneers Festival 2014 in Vienna, Austria, and flew in October 2014.[6] The designers intend to include a ballistic parachute.[3]

In 2014 the company said there is no date for a finished product,[7] but in 2015, after the crash of the prototype, they hoped for deliveries by 2018.[8][9]

Variants

AeroMobil 1.0 (1990–94)
Initial concept vehicle[10]
AeroMobil 2.0 (1995-2010)
Concept development
AeroMobil 2.5 (2010-2013)
The pre-prototype of the Aeromobil concept
AeroMobil 3.0 (2014-)
Further development of the concept. First publicly shown in October 2014 and crashed on 8 May 2015. Powered by a Rotax 912S engine, it was constructed with a steel frame covered in carbon fibre.[11]

Accidents

On 8 May 2015 the AeroMobil 3.0 prototype crashed at Nitra Airport during a test flight near Janíkovce (LZNI). The aircraft entered a spin and the ballistic parachute was deployed. The pilot, Stefan Klein, was sent to hospital by ambulance complaining of back pain, but was later released. The aircraft received impact damage to the forward fuselage. The company indicated that development of the design would continue.[12][13][14][15][16][17] In June, 2015, the company indicated that a new prototype was being developed.[9]

Specifications (AeroMobil 3.0)

Data from Manufacturer[2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: two
  • Capacity: two passengers
  • Length: 6 m (19 ft 8 in)
  • Wingspan: 8.32 m (27 ft 4 in) wings extended
  • Width: 2.24 m (7 ft 4 in) wings folded
  • Empty weight: 600 kg (1,323 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912 four cylinder horizontally-opposed liquid and air-cooled piston aircraft engine, 75 kW (100 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 200 km/h (124 mph; 108 kn) maximum road speed: 160 km/h (99 mph)
  • Stall speed: 60 km/h (37 mph; 32 kn)
  • Range: 700 km (435 mi; 378 nmi) Road range: 875 km (544 mi)
  • Driving fuel consumption: 8 L/100 km (29.4 mpg-US; 35.3 mpg-imp)
  • Flight fuel consumption: 15 L (4.0 US gal; 3.3 imp gal) /hour

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

References

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External links

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