A prototype flying motorcar could be green-lit for production soon after completing a 35-minute flight between two cities in Slovakia.
AirCar is a hybrid type vehicle that can transform from sports cars to aircraft in under three minutes.
On Monday, it flew from Nitra international airport to another airport located in Bratislava, Slovakia's capital. Take the car/plane inventor, Professor Stefan Klein, drove the vehicle off the runway and into town after it landed.
He said the flight has created "a new era of dual vehicles".
The company behind AirCar, Klein Vision, said the invention is equipped with a 160hp BMW engine and has a maximum cruising speed of 118mph.
It has completed over one and a half days of test flights and has flown at 8200ft. Two people can fit in AirCar, so long as they have a combined weight of no more than 200kg (31 stones).
Two years ago, consultant company Morgan Stanley predicted that the flying car industry will be worth $15 trillion by 2040. It said investment in the sector has implications for the future of defence applications, passenger travel and the transportation of consumer goods.
Meanwhile, Klein Vision said Monday's test flight turns "science fiction into a reality".
“With Aircar you will arrive at your destination without the hassle of getting dropped off at the airport and passing through airport security.
"You can drive your AirCar to the golf course, the mall, the office or your hotel and park it in a normal parking space,” said Anton Zajac, Klein Vision’s co-founder.