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Japanese firm gets flying car programme off the ground

A Japanese "flying car" start-up successfully got its vehicle airborne for a test fight earlier this month.

On Friday, Tokyo-based SkyDrive said the test flight of its SD-03 model was held earlier in August and the vehicle was airborne for around four minutes at a test site in central Japan.

The company says its the world's smallest flying car, measuring four metres in length and width, with a height of two metres, and is designed to fit into parking spaces intended for two regular cars.

SkyDrive said in a press release it hopes to start a flying car transport service in 2023.