Making a vehicle viable for both road and air use poses a lot of challenges, with costs, safety and convenience holding the top of the list. If the GF7 concept solves the last two issues for a ton of cash, the French Vaylon Pegase here wants to be the “aero-car of the people”.
The Pegase (French for Pegasus) looks exactly like a dune buggy, but with skinny wire rims and a big wing at the back, under which you can also find a large propeller.
The car uses a lightweight construction and is powered by a 100 hp gasoline engine which enables it to reach a top speed of 100 km/h (62 mph) on the road and 60 to 80 km/h (37-50 mph) in the air.
You'll ask where are its wings located, but that's the whole secret. The Pegasus uses a paraglider wing to get airborne. Which means it's also much more lightweight than a “conventional” flying car, uses less fuel and needs less space to take off and land. In fact, the vehicle is already considered a S.T.O.L (Short Take-Off and Landing) aircraft.
Being that simple, the Vaylon Pegase uses normal gasoline and it will cost around €20 - €50 per hour. On a full tank, the range is estimated at up to 3 hours of flight.
We said it will be cheaper than other concepts, but don't expect to get one for Camry money. The price for a production version is said to be around €100,000, which is about the same as a small Cessna airplane but with extra benefits.
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