Wings of desire

AeroMobil's goal is to build a flying car that's ready for customers to use without requiring a "significant reworking of existing infrastructure and regulatory environments all over the world". The AeroMobil team reflects the innovation's hybrid nature - the 40 members of staff come from both the aviation and automobile industries.

They've applied their expertise in employing the latest composite, weight-saving technology drawn from both motorsport and advanced aircraft design to make the AeroMobil as light and strong as possible.

With the first production scheduled for 2020, the initial AeroMobil run is planned as a limited series of 500 units, with the first 25 labeled a Founders Edition with an "expanded benefits package", says Vaculik. If you can afford the price tag of 1.2 million euros, and hold both a driver's and a pilot's license, then the dream of being able to drive and fly may soon no longer be pie in the sky.