Alef Aeronautics’ Flying Car Design Awarded FAA Special Airworthiness Approval

It’s certainly a unique approach.

I’m gratified that the use of “flying car” is actually accurate here… far too often some VTOL aircraft designed for short hops, but not capable of being driven down the road, is called a “flying car.” But this strange vehicle is – if it works – actually a flying car. or a roadable aircraft. One or the other. It has an unusual flight method, though… the entire upper surface of the car is an open mesh (which would be very draggy at any sort of highway speed… but it can only get to 25 MPH on the road) which allows the aircraft to translate 90 degrees hard over to fly “top-side forward.” Which would *also* be very draggy. Seems like it would save both weight and drag if it was simply open. Shrug.

The rotating passenger cabin seems like a source of endless headaches.