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PAL-V International Opens UK Sales Operation for Its Liberty Flying Car
The convertible road/air vehicle will be on display at Oxford Airport from September 20 to 22, and PAL-V's new facility in the UK will offer a simulator for new users to try out the flying car.
PAL-V's Liberty flying car converts from road to air operations by deploying a stowable rotor.
PAL-V's Liberty flying car converts from road to air operations by deploying a stowable rotor. (Photo: PAL-V International)

Advanced air mobility (AAM) innovator PAL-V International has opened a base in the UK dedicated to selling and promoting its Liberty “flying car.” The facility at London Oxford Airport—around 100 km (62 miles) northwest of the UK capital—will also house a simulator for the two-seat gyroplane to enable prospective customers to familiarize themselves with the vehicle. An example of the vehicle will be displayed at the site between September 20 and 22.

The Liberty, which is already approved for road use but still has to earn EASA airworthiness approval, is expected to be able to transition from ground to flight mode in under six minutes using rotors stowed into the vehicle. The company says it can take off in between 70 and 200 meters (up to 656 feet), depending on headwinds. It can land almost vertically, with a need for just 50 meters (164 feet) of tarmac.