flying cars

Sunday, March 22, 2009
Vehicles

Flying Car Completes Its First Flight, Promises to Be Totally Unaffordable

11:00AM Dan Nosowitz | We’ve been promised flying cars in sci-fi for so long, we’ve forgotten that by god, we’re owed them. This “Transition” aircraft is a pretty decent first step, but we’ve got a ways to go. More »
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Monday, January 12, 2009
Vehicles

British Adventurer to Traverse Europe, Africa in His Amazing Skycar

9:53PM John Herrman | Lifelong risk-taker Neil Laughton plans to travel from London to Timbuktu in a dune buggy, a trip that will take him an estimated 42 days. Oh, and that dune buggy? It can fly. More »
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Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Vehicles

Moller Says Flying Ferraris Taking Off In Two Years

4:00PM Gizmodo US Edition | Moller International, creators of the first flying car ever made, has said it’ll be able to bring a flying Ferrari into driveways in roughly two years. The “Autovolantor,” based on the Ferrari 599 GTB, will use eight thrusters to take off vertically, hover, and fly forward at 240kph. More »
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Friday, October 3, 2008
Vehicles

Vintage Flying Car Lands on eBay’s Auction Table

4:00PM Gizmodo US Edition | Are you an ultra-rich tech enthusiast with a hankering to own a piece of aero-automobile history? Moller International is now offering its M200X, the first flying car of its kind, up for sale on that veritable auction house of luxury, eBay. The M200X is a 2-passenger Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) vehicle that has completed over 200 manned and unmanned flight demonstrations since 1989. Currently, bids are up to $US18,888… but the reserve hasn’t been met yet so you still have a chance to swoop in and snatch it up. [eBay via gizmag] More »
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