This Flying Car Is Extremely Futuristic And Could Be Used By The Chinese Military

It might seem like something from a futuristic sci-fi movie - but an “airphibious” car with vertical lift-off capabilities could be used for military patrols in China.

The new flying car dubbed the “Sai Ling” - Chinese for “swift gazelle” - was created by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) and was displayed earlier this week at the Third China Helicopter Exposition in northern China’s municipality of Tianjin.

Weighing only 100 kilograms, the flying car has hovering, flying and yawing capabilities - and it’s all made possible by propellors that stretch out from the side of the vehicle.

It is also able to drive and adapt to land surfaces, and can take off and land vertically - according to AVIC researcher Huang Shuilin.

And while the vehicle is currently in development, Shuilin expects that the car will become ‘an integral part of our daily lives in the future.’

But the Chinese military are expected to get the test the vehicle first - as they are said to be planning to use the vehicle for military patrols and have reportedly already done a deal for it.