World's first flying car pays a visit to Mansfield garage

If you’ve ever dreamed of flying in a car - then that dream is about to come true.
By Dale Spridgeon
Published 8th Dec 2020, 12:30 GMT
Updated 9th Dec 2020, 10:13 GMT
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The world's first certified production road-legal flying car the PAL-V Liberty, which is now on sale, made a flying a visit to a Mansfield BP Service Station on Tuesday morning.

The Clipstone Road West garage hosted the futuristic vehicle as it travelled north from London taking in UK cities.

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The concept of a flying car has often featured in movies from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, to Back to the Future’s DeLorean, and Harry Potter's flying Ford Anglia but this is more like something from James Bond.

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Europe's first flying car at Clipstone Road Service Station Mansfield. Andy Wall country manager UK PAL-V and Chairman DSK Nottingham Ltd Sivapalan Krishanand.Europe's first flying car at Clipstone Road Service Station Mansfield. Andy Wall country manager UK PAL-V and Chairman DSK Nottingham Ltd Sivapalan Krishanand.
Europe's first flying car at Clipstone Road Service Station Mansfield. Andy Wall country manager UK PAL-V and Chairman DSK Nottingham Ltd Sivapalan Krishanand.

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The striking space- age vehicle presented in striking metallic in McLaren orange can cruise in excess of 100mph up to 12,000 feet above the streets and climb to a maximum altitude of 3500m.

Two identical Rotax power units combine to provide 200 horse power for flight mode which, when transitioned into car mode requires just one motor to propel the car to speeds in excess of 100 mph (where legal!) and sub 9 second to 60mph.

The Liberty passed stringent European road admission tests and is allowed on the streets with an official license plate

Europe's first flying car at Clipstone Road Service Station Mansfield. Andy Wall Country manager UK PAL-V and Chairman DSK Nottingham Ltd Sivapalan Krishanand.Europe's first flying car at Clipstone Road Service Station Mansfield. Andy Wall Country manager UK PAL-V and Chairman DSK Nottingham Ltd Sivapalan Krishanand.
Europe's first flying car at Clipstone Road Service Station Mansfield. Andy Wall Country manager UK PAL-V and Chairman DSK Nottingham Ltd Sivapalan Krishanand.
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Andy Wall from Pal-V – maker of the personal air and land vehicle said: "We'd promised to drop in and see Sivapalan Krishanand at Clipstone Road West Service station to stock up on fuel and provisions.

"He’s been following the progress of the PAL-V (Personal Air and Land Vehicle) and struck up a great rapport with the team here in the UK and the Netherlands where the product is to be produced.

“The future of personal transportation is closer than people realise, unlike in Back to The future, you don’t have to exceed 88mph to make it happen!”

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Europe's first flying car in Clipstone Road Service Station Mansfield. Andy Wall Country manager UK PAL-V and Chairman DSK Nottingham ltd Sivapalan Krishanand.Europe's first flying car in Clipstone Road Service Station Mansfield. Andy Wall Country manager UK PAL-V and Chairman DSK Nottingham ltd Sivapalan Krishanand.
Europe's first flying car in Clipstone Road Service Station Mansfield. Andy Wall Country manager UK PAL-V and Chairman DSK Nottingham ltd Sivapalan Krishanand.

Sivapalan Krishanand said: “We’re delighted to be the first petrol station to fill-up the world’s first certified flying car, how cool is that, right here in Mansfield!”

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If you are still looking for a Christmas gift, it will set you back £260,000 for the new Liberty sport. Deliveries start in around 12 months.

Andy added: "This is one gift that even Santa wants to get his hands on, but don’t tell Rudolph!"

Visit the website PAL-V.com for more information.

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