Until Klein, flying cars were only science fiction fantasies, the idea that cars could fly seemed absurd and out of reach, but that is no longer the case.
Klein Vision is getting ready to introduce the “AirCar,” a vehicle that should be commercially available by 2026. This is an important scientific discovery that puts Klein Vision at the forefront of the long-awaited transformation of automobiles: a future without roads or runways for transportation.
On an airfield in Slovakia, a country in Central Europe, a modified car sits on the tarmac. It looks like a costly sports car that has wings neatly folded on both sides of its body. What I’ve just described is the AirCar. The result of a decade of engineering and grit, fueled by the vision that someday cars will be able to fly.
Klein Vision has built something that has never been done before: it has linked two means of transportation that have always lived independently. A car designed to drive on roads and also take off from runways like a plane. This milestone shows just how far the evolution of transportation has come. No miracle or luck involved. Just sheer determination, a series of engineering breakthroughs, regulatory processes, and innovative design choices.
This is Klein Vision’s story on what it has achieved and how it plans to take the AirCar from prototype to reality.
A flying car is more than just a piece of machinery. Its components are a hybrid of automotive engineering and aviation design, fitted to the rules for road and air transportation. Not only does Klein Vision’s AirCar have a visually appealing appearance. It also complies with current safety, traffic, and aviation regulations.
The idea was that, rather than requiring new infrastructure, flying cars should use existing infrastructure, such as highways and runways. Early design decisions were centered on making it compatible with existing systems. Rather than creating something “out of this world” or complex. This decision led to an automobile that can operate between two modes, mechanically and functionally:
This transition isn’t fragile or unsafe. It has been tested, it is dependable, and it is engineered to be done several times and operated by a single user, the driver or pilot. and this transformation is done in a couple of minutes.
Klein Vision chose to design the AirCar flying option as a runway plane on purpose. They decided against a VTOL craft because vertical lift systems require complex mechanical thrust vectors, large energy draws, and extensive infrastructure, all of which complicate engineering. Going with the well-known design, the fixed-wing aircraft, was a no-brainer. The flight training works with traditional pilot instruction instead of experimental flight school practices. Airport operations are still the same, and air traffic control interactions follow existing protocols.
The positioning is done intentionally. Bridging new aspects with familiar practices is part of a deeper strategy: for flying cars to seamlessly move from novelty to utility, they need to understand the systems that guide planes and cars today.
In aviation, certification holds pretty much the same weight as validation. Having a certificate means that a regulatory body has evaluated the risks, performance, and safety of a machine and marked it acceptable for the public to use.
Klein Vision’s AirCar has achieved this milestone. It obtained the airworthiness certification in Slovakia after passing through a rigorous battery of tests that evaluate structural integrity, flight stability, control systems, and safety redundancies of a machine. This certification matters because it is proof that the AirCar is much more than a fancy machine. It has met the requirements set by the world’s strictest safety standards and is ready for use.
For Klein Vision, this certification has opened several doors, not just to more flights but also to having regulatory conversations in other jurisdictions, to pilot training initiatives, and to product growth. It marks a transition from prototype to product, from concept to commercial possibility. Each AirCar is projected to be on sale for a price of $800,000 to $1,000,000 by early 2026.
Going from a certified prototype to a commercially available product is not a straightforward path. Cars like the AirCar must pass through a complicated blend of manufacturing, certification, aftermarket support, and customer training.
The owners of the first set of AirCars will most certainly be licensed pilots and aviation experts. These people have already undergone flight training, and they understand the responsibilities attached to operating a dual-mode vehicle. This helps Klein Vision to have a record for real-world data and use cases.
Having passed Slovak certification, Klein Vision’s next target is securing approvals in larger aviation markets such as the European Union (EASA) and the United States (FAA). Each jurisdiction has different requirements for getting approval, but early certification success will greatly boost credibility and momentum.
Klein Vision is small compared to legacy automakers or aerospace firms. To ensure continuous growth, the company will have to go into partnerships or licensing arrangements with already established companies in the sector that can effectively handle the production of components, assembling of vehicles, and distribution across the world as well.
Before AirCars can be sold to a user, they have to undergo flight training or have a record to prove they’ve already been flight tested. To make sure that this process is sped up, Klein Vision is preparing pathways for training, simulation, and certification support.
Each of these steps helps in building a solid foundation for safe adoption instead of jumping prematurely to mass production or consumer marketing that can lead to fatal accidents.
Before the creation of AirCar, flying cars were regarded as a myth. Speculative fiction that can only be imagined. What Klein Vision has built has turned that imagination into reality.
Klein Vision’s goal to have a functional commercial AirCar by 2026 will mark the start of an era that will change how innovators, regulators, and people picture transportation in their heads. It is not trying to replace cars or planes; making them into one is what they’re after. They understand that transportation can be fluid, and they’re trying to remove limitations by considering all technological possibilities and human needs.
Wrapping up, Klein Vision is much more than a flying car; it’s changing the future of transportation technology as we know it, reaching towards the sky while remaining grounded at the same time.