World’s First Production Flying Car
World’s First Production Flying Car to Appear at Farnborough After making an appearance at the Geneva International Motor Show in March, the Pal-V Liberty will be on display at the Farnborough International Airshow in England later this month, from July 16 through 22. The vehicle is equally suited to either venue, because it’s a flying car—the world’s first production model flying car, according to Pal-V, the Dutch company that has been developing it since 2001. More specifically, the Liberty is a three-wheeled automobile that converts into a two-seat gyroplane. If all goes as planned, the Liberty will be cleared for takeoff by U.S. and international aviation and transportation authorities by 2020, and deliveries will begin shortly thereafter. As is often the case with new aircraft, the certification date has been pushed back at least a couple times. In early 2017, when Robb Report reported that Pal-V officially had begun accepting orders and deposits for the Liberty in the North A...