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A flying car has completed its first inter-city flight in Slovakia, a milestone its creators claim is “turning science fiction into reality”.
Created by Stefan Klein, the AirCar is a convertible flying car that can transform from car to aircraft in just 135 seconds.
The prototype AirCar, created by Slovakian company Klein Vision, flew for 35 minutes between Nitra and Bratislava airports, before reverting into a car on touchdown and driving into the centre of the nearby town.
Professor Stefan Klein, AirCar’s inventor, described the Monday morning flight as “normal” and “very pleasant”.
The retractable winged vehicle is equipped with a BMW engine and can carry up to two passengers.
David Welch, Bloomberg News WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 05: General Motors CEO Mary Barra talks with reporters following a meeting with lawmakers from Michigan and Ohio at the U.S. Capitol June 05, 2019 in Washington, DC. Barra was meeting with lawmakers to discuss President Donald Trump s Mexican tariff threats and the closing of a manufacturing plant in Lordstown, Ohio, putting 1,600 people out of work. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) , Photographer: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images North America
(Bloomberg) All General Motors Co. Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra needed to hit a stock record was $27 billion and a bit of braggadocio.
GM shares surged almost 10% Tuesday after Microsoft Corp. partnered with it to lead a $2 billion fund-raising round in a self-driving venture called Cruise LLC. The software giant also will lend its prowess in cloud-computing, an essential tool for managing the GM-owned startupâs planned f
Realmass gets real creepy
Special to The Landmark
PRINCETON – Filming for the supernatural thriller television series KINDEr took place in Princeton on Dec. 6.
The show is set in the small fictional town of Alastor, Maine, a quiet town that buries secrets tying it back to the Salem witch trials. The town is disrupted when a young girl, Harper, finds a 400-year-old artifact deep in the woods, unleashing a vengeful demonic presence. Some scenes are set in present day, and some are set in the 1600s.
The Realmass Studios project is executive produced and co-written by studio owner, director and Princeton native Adam Morey and co-produced by Rutland native Michael Lamothe. Stephen Batres is a consulting producer and agent assisting Realmass Studios with current projects, specifically KINDEr, and Scott Stephen Kegler is principal writer on the series.