Posted on 06/10/2013 7:36:18 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The idea of a flying car has fascinated dreamers and aviation geeks alike since humans first got off the ground with powered flight.
The concept has obvious advantages: the "go anywhere, anytime" freedom of an automobile without any of the traffic congestion that terrestrial drivers face on a daily basis.
Featured in movies like Back to the Future and Blade Runner, this mode of transportation has been restricted to the realm of science-fiction due to the complexity of the drivetrain required and the training that would be needed to operate such a vehicle.
Now, a company called Terrafugia has put forward their vision for a practical flying car. Using electric-gasoline hybrid technology from the cutting edge of the automobile industry and autopilot technology adopted from the aviation industry, the company thinks they have what's needed to bring a flying car to the mass market.
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
They are over a quarter million and you have to have a pilots licence to fly one.
They have been on the market for over a year.
no one should be allowed to fly one without a pilots license, most people aren’t capable of concentrating on and performing 3 things simutaniously and woulsd be n extreme danger to the public and themselves and other pilots.
I sure dont’t want one of them in the skys with me!!!!
I’m holding out for the safe, healthy and reliable teleporter.
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