OITA -- A flying car has successfully completed Japan's first manned open-air test flight in Oita City with approval from the transportation ministry.
The autonomous test flight on Friday was conducted by MASC, an organization based in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, mainly comprising aviation and automobile companies.
The two-seater vehicle, measuring about 5.6 meters long and 1.7 meters high, takes off and lands vertically using 16 propellers, according to MASC.
