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Carro que vira avião passa com sucesso nos primeiros testes

Um carro esportivo voador passou nesta semana pelo seu primeiro “test drive”. O moodelo AirCar foi desenvolvido pela empresa eslovaca KleinVision e pode virar uma aeronave em apenas três minutos

Os voos de teste, que incluíram duas descolagens e pousos bem-sucedidos, foram realizados no aeroporto de Piestany, na Eslováquia. Em 2019, a empresa testou outro protótipo voador do AirCar no aeroporto de Nitra, também na Eslováquia

Segundo seus desenvolvedores, o carro-avião pode levar o motorista/piloto e mais um passageiro. Um motor BMW é o responsável por fazer o curioso veículo atingir velocidades de até 200km/h

Além disso, o veículo pesa pouco mais que uma tonelada e pode transportar uma carga adicional de aproximadamente 200kg

O AirCar tem uma hélice na parte traseira e asas que se dobram quando o veículo está em solo, ocupando, assim, uma vaga normal de estacionamento

A proposta é que o carro-voador possa ser utilizado para viagens de lazer ou como serviço de táxi comercial. “Você pode dirigir seu AirCar para o campo de golfe, escritório, shopping ou hotel e estacioná-lo em uma vaga de estacionamento normal”, disse o confundador do projeto, Anton Zajac

Por esse motivo, o AirCar foi projetado de forma que a estabilidade e o controle do veículo sejam acessíveis a qualquer piloto, sem a necessidade de treinamento especializado

Quando todos os testes de voo exigidos por lei forem concluídos, o plano é equipar o veículo com um motor mais potente para tê-lo pronto para venda em seis meses



Este texto foi publicado primeiro em http://noticias.r7.com/tecnologia-e-ciencia/fotos/carro-que-vira-aviao-passa-com-sucesso-nos-primeiros-testes-30102020

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