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Technology means science fiction from the movies is becoming science fact. A company tested a flying car. The "AirCar" flew at a height of 2,500 metres and a speed of 185kph. The 90km journey took 35 minutes. Flying cars are no longer just an idea. The AirCar company said science fiction is now "a reality".
AirCar is road legal. It turns into an airplane in less than three minutes. The company's CEO landed it at an airport. He then pushed a button to turn it into a sports car and drove it into the city. He said the flight was "normal". A new AirCar will have a cruising speed of 300kph and be able to fly 1,000 kilometres non-stop.
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Flying Cars - Level 1
New technology means science fiction is becoming science fact. We have watched movies about a future with flying cars. This week, we saw a real one - the AirCar. It did a test flight between two airports in Slovakia. It flew at a height of 2,500 metres and a speed of 185kph. The 90km journey took 35 minutes. AirCar is from a company called Klein Vision. It said AirCar was no longer just an idea. It said science fiction is now "a reality".
AirCar is road legal. It turns into an aircraft in less than three minutes. On the recent test, the company's CEO landed it at Bratislava Airport. He then pushed a button to turn it into a sports car and drove it into the city. He said the flight was "normal" and "very pleasant". A new AirCar will have a better engine. It will have a cruising speed of 300kph and a range of 1,000 kilometres. It will also have four seats.
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Flying Cars - Level 2
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It's hard to keep up with technology, especially when science fiction becomes science fact. For decades, we have watched movies about a future with flying cars. This week, we saw a real one. A prototype flying AirCar completed a test flight between a regional airport in Slovakia and an airport in the capital city Bratislava. The 90km journey took 35 minutes. AirCar is from a company called Klein Vision. A company founder said: "AirCar is no longer just a proof of concept." He said AirCar flew at a height of 2,500 metres and a speed of 185kph. He said science fiction is now "a reality".
AirCar is a road-legal car. It transforms into an aircraft in less than three minutes. The company's CEO flew and landed the vehicle on its test flight. He landed at Bratislava Airport, pushed one button to turn the aircraft into a sports car and drove it into downtown Bratislava. He said the flight was "normal" and "very pleasant". A newer, more powerful AirCar will have a much better engine. It will have a cruising speed of 300kph and a range of 1,000 kilometres. The newer model will be a four-seater as opposed to the two-seater that was recently tested.
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Flying Cars - Level 3
It's hard to keep up with technology these days. The latest example of science fiction becoming science fact is a flying car. For decades, we have watched movies about a future with flying cars. This week, journalists saw a real one in flight. A prototype flying AirCar completed a test flight between two cities in Slovakia. The car flew between a regional airport and an airport in the capital city Bratislava. The 90km journey took 35 minutes to complete. AirCar is from a company called Klein Vision. A founder of the company said: "AirCar is no longer just a proof of concept." He added: "Flying at [2,500 metres] at a speed of [185kph], it has turned science fiction into a reality."
AirCar is a road-legal car that transforms into an aircraft in less than three minutes. AirCar CEO Professor Stefan Klein flew and landed the vehicle on its recent test flight. After landing at Bratislava Airport, he pushed one button to transform the aircraft into a sports car. He then drove it into downtown Bratislava on the city's streets. He described the flight as "normal" and "very pleasant". His company is working on a new, more powerful model called AirCar Prototype 2. This will have a much more powerful engine that is capable of a cruising speed of 300kph and a range of 1,000 kilometres. The newer model will also be a four-seater as opposed to the two-seater that was recently tested.
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