The PAL-V Liberty, the Dutch flying car, is officially allowed on the road. The manufacturer has received approval for this.
Last summer, PAL-V proudly announced that it could almost hit the road with the Liberty, the car that can drive and fly. Now the time has really come. The Liberty, which has been in development since 2012, has now received the necessary approval. Testing and work towards approval of the production version began in February this year. Now there is a chance that you will soon encounter this special creation on the public road. Especially in the south of the country you should pay attention now, PAL-V is located in Raamsdonksveer, but it is also used elsewhere in the country. Endurance tests will be carried out throughout the country in the coming months.
Now the next step; clearance for airspace. PAL-V expects to achieve this in 2022. All in all, a long way, but then you also have something special. “I feel tremendous energy and motivation in our team to take the next steps to reach the last few milestones and get the Liberty certified on the air,” said CTO Mike Stekelenburg. Of course there is now especially the joy that the road use approval has been completed: “It was quite a challenge to make a ‘folded aircraft’ meet all the road admission requirements.”
Although it will be a while before the PAL-V can actually drive and fly, the end is now slowly coming into view. Good news for the patiently waiting customers. Last summer, the sales number already reached 100 units. Anyone who can expect a PAL-V in the long run will undoubtedly already have a big purse. The PAL-V Liberty flying as a gyrocopter and driving like a carver must cost at least around € 500,000. A 100 hp petrol engine provides the drive for driving. With that you have to accelerate to 100 km / h in less than 9 seconds and reach a top of 160 km / h. A 200 ok motor drives the rotor blades for flying. In the air, the PAL-V goes a maximum of 180 km / h.