The prototype was conceived as a vehicle that can be converted from an automobile to an aircraft. The version 2.5 proof-of-concept took 20 years to develop,[2] and first flew in 2013. The prototype was constructed by the AeroMobil Team, based in Bratislava,Slovakia and led by co-founders Štefan Klein and Juraj Vaculik, advised by inventor Dean Kamen.[3]
As of 2013, there have been four developmental versions of the Aeromobil, 1.0, 2.0 and 2.5,[4] with earlier versions lacking folding wings, while later versions have folding wings and fins around the wheels.[2]Version 2.5 was first exhibited in Montreal at the SAE AeroTech Congress and Exhibition.[5]Version 3.0 was introduced at the Pioneers Festival 2014 in Vienna, Austria, and flew in October 2014.[6] The designers intend to include a ballistic parachute.[3]
In 2014 the company said there is no date for a finished product,[7] but in 2015, after the crash of the prototype, they hoped for deliveries by 2018.