Powered by a BMW engine and normal fuel, the AirCar flew for 35 minutes between two Slovakian airports in 2021, using runways for take-off and landing.

It took just over two minutes to transform from a car into an aircraft.

Now vehicles made based on its design will be used within a “specific geographical region” of China.

Hebei Jianxin Flying Car Technology Company, headquartered in Cangzhou, has purchased exclusive rights to manufacture and use AirCar aircraft inside an undisclosed area.

  • @honey_im_meat_grinding@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    You’re basically making the “I have black friends so I can’t be racist” argument. Your post history is like 90% articles like these:

    • Chinese Communist Party-Backed Businessman in Fiji is a Top Australian Criminal Target
    • Calls for sanctions against China after Beijing accused of cyber espionage in US and UK
    • China’s Private Property Developers Face Persistent Funding Constraints, Fitch Ratings Says
    • UK lawmakers claim ‘harassment, impersonation, and attempted hacking’ from China
    • Millions of U.S. citizens’ online accounts have been caught up in a “sinister” Chinese hacking plot that targeted US officials, officials say
    • Threats, fear and surveillance: Chinese students in the UK say they are scared to return home and worry for their families in China after being followed and harassed by the regime in Beijing
    • Oxford University held training sessions attended by Chinese doctors accused of illegally harvesting organs

    Like, this is not a normal amount of articles about China. This feels like an obsession. If I was posting a similar amount of pro-China articles, I’d rightfully be called a shill.