Ahead of his upcoming performance at the STARMUS Earth Festival, being held May 13-17, 2024 in Slovakia, pioneering synthesist Jean-Michel Jarre has become the world’s first passenger to take off in KleinVision’s unique flying AirCar.
“It is like being in a Jules Verne book, but for real,” Jarre said, after completing two flights in the AirCar. “One second you speak to the driver, and next, you are up there in the air – an amazing experience!”
The STARMUS Earth Festival is described as “a global gathering uniting science, art, and music.” Jarre will be heading the opening concert, Bridge from the Future, which will also feature astrophysicist and guitarist Sir Brian May. The AirCar will be featured in the opening concert and showcased at the event.
“From dreams to reality, we have taken flight together with Jean-Michel, opening a new era of transportation with a touch of magic,” said inventor Stefan Klein,.
The flights took place in Piestany, Slovakia and, according to the the company, “marked a momentous step towards a future where terrestrial and aerial travel seamlessly converge”.
For more information about the AirCar, see the Klein Vision site.
Boomers will save the planet !
Nice try guys. Clearly that’s just an airplane wearing car pants.
wings in 2024? deal breaker
I don‘t care what Jean-Michel Jarre says or does.
I’m glad he didn’t crash into a lake, like Otis Redding or the Big Bopper.
One fat goose hitting the propeller and he’ll be playing pads behind Edgar & Klaus.
Besides, I want an Iron Man suit so I can crash into Trump Tower like a boss! 😀
S-Trigger, you’ve always been a good guy here on Synthtopia and you have my cyber virtual respect and tidings of peace…with that being said my playful advice to you would be to crash into Barry’s Martha’s Vineyard estate instead.
Aside from that, whenever the French do something, it always comes across as some kinda epiphany thing. Spare it.
Impressive but Scaramanga’s flying AMC Matador from “The Man with the Golden Gun” is way cooler.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang it’s not.
that movie is great entertainment! Jarre… eh, not so much.
The legend says they still looking for a parking place…
Your child loved Elf on a Shelf. This year, surprise them with Jarre in a Car!
I’d like a tiny bottled replica of this – Jarre in a Car in a Jar!
Is this off-topic or what?
The only way this could be cooler is if the dashboard looked like the panel from the Elka X-705 Jarre used in his Concerts In China.
It’s strange how this idea of a car-plane never seems to die. With every new prototype, the conclusion is always the same: it’s either really crappy planes that’s barely drivable, or a really crappy car that barely flies, and there’s no market for it.
Jean-Michelle Carre?
That rhymes.
Anything to take peoples minds off his recent dull music