The race to produce the first commercial flying car has a new
contender, as a Czech pilot called Pavel Brezina claims he has produced
the world's first vehicle authorised to travel by both road and sky.

Called
the GyroDrive, the one-off vehicle is a modified autogyro which can be
driven on the public road. It joins a surprisingly busy market full of
startups bidding to be the first to sell a flying car to the public.
"This is the only road certified flying vehicle I know about,"
Brezina told the AFP news agency. "Everyone is trying to make a
high-speed car that can fly, but this is a different thing," the
51-year-old added. Brezina has been flying for 30 years and is the owner
of Nirvana Systems, a company which produces motors for small flying
machines.
Brezina buys autogyros in kit from their German
manufacturer, before modifying them so that the wheels are powered by an
electric motors, making it drive like a car.
There is a switch for the driver/pilot to operate either the
petrol-powered rotor for flight, or the electric