This US start-up is set to begin test flights of their ‘flying car’ prototype

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Alef Aeronautics say their Model A flying car will have a driving range of around 320km and a flight range of over 160km. But it hasn’t quite gotten off the ground just yet.

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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]

00:15 The idea is you have the right side of the car

00:18 and the left side of the car in the actual shape of the wing,

00:21 the real shape of the wing, which is going to put you up.

00:24 So when you go up, all you have to do is turn 90 degrees.

00:27 I have the same shape of the car.

00:29 You didn't add any pounds to that.

00:31 And what you have is you have biplane

00:33 with the upper wing and the lower wing.

00:36 And they will help you get a very efficient flight.

00:39 [MUSIC PLAYING]

00:52 So everything takes time.

00:54 It's very complicated.

00:55 We need to do enough test flights

00:57 to make sure it's safe and good for the demo.

01:00 Second of all, you want to make the good first impression.

01:02 So for eight-- actually, for seven years,

01:05 we've been in a stealth mode.

01:08 (dramatic music)

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