PERTH, Australia – An Australian flying car maker has received a $250 million order for its vehicles to be sold in American flying car showrooms.
Ace VTOL in Perth, Australia, announced the order for its flagship personal eVTOL (electric vertical and takeoff and landing) aircraft from Aeroauto in West Palm Beach, Florida.
The Ace aircraft, called GT Slipstream, is a two-seater flying car promising speeds of up to 270 mph with a range of 300 miles on a charge. Ace refers to it as a ‘flying muscle car.’
The vehicle is intended to enter the U.S. market as early as 2027, pending certification for test flights by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which recently started issuing airworthiness certificates to electric aerial vehicle (EAV) companies. Flight testing is well underway around the U.S.
A prototype is intended to be completed within a year and pilot training is expected to initially take place with NerobotX, a Boeing-backed company that uses advanced artificial intelligence in simulation training.
Aeroauto also said it plans to further invest in Ace VTOL to help it launch Ace’s air taxi variant, Trinity, which promises remote-piloted transportation for up to five passengers and could accommodate wheelchair passengers.
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