- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmy.ml
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- technology@lemmy.ml
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/47181671
Incoming Chinese carmaker Xpeng
Australian firm Pegasus Aerospace Corp received airworthiness certification from CASA for its driveable Pegasus E flying police car last year
you would need a pilot’s licence – not simply a car licence – to be able to eventually fly the X2 in Australia.
likely to be bungled in red tape for some time before it could take to the skies
We can take orders… you can secure one with a fully refundable $100 deposit.
So I guess a more accurate headline would be this:
“Australia’s” “first” “flying car” “now” “on sale.”
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“They could buy five X2s for the price it would take to [replace the engine] in their regular helicopter.”
Australian farmers aren’t buying million dollar helicopters to herd cattle. I don’t know what the author is smoking.