VIDEO: DR-7'S DELOREAN-FLYING-SUPERCAR MIGHT BECOME A REALITY!

DeLorean Aerospace is in the works for developing a two-person aircraft called the DR-7. The DeLorean DR-7 combines rotating ducted lift/propulsion fans with an autonomous flight control system, allowing it to be flown by a minimally trained pilot.

The DeLorean Aerospace company was found in 2012 by Paul DeLorean, the nephew of John DeLorean, the automotive industry executive who founded the DeLorean Motor Company whose only model was the now famous DMC-12 piloted by Doc Brown in the Back to the Future films. Although that car flew at the end of the first film in the trilogy, the DR-7 is intended to make a flying DeLorean a reality.

What really sets the DR-7 apart from other flying car designs is a pair of centerline, 360-degree thrust-vectoring electric ducted-fan nacelles, which the company says is simpler and cheaper compared to similar multi-engine designs, yet provide better performance, reliability, and greater stability. In addition, the autonomous flight system has a manual mode to suit the desires of more experienced aviators.

The rechargeable electric aircraft would be able to travel at a top speed of 386 km/h and can cruise at 241 km/h for a range of 193 km. In the short video below you get to see the rendered concept of the DeLorean DR-7, and for now, only two scale models have been constructed as a proof of concept and a full-size piloted prototype is now in the works.