Flying-car firm releases simulator, takes deposits
Operators of this "roadable aircraft" would drive it to the airport, unfold the wings and take off. Prototype due in 2008.
Operators of this "roadable aircraft" would drive it to the airport, unfold the wings and take off. Prototype due in 2008.
Forget the airborne jalopy in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang." This start-up, with a strong dose of MIT smarts, means business.
Forget the airborne jalopy in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang." This start-up, with a strong dose of MIT smarts, means business.
Want to be able to buzz your neighbors with the aerial equivalent of a go-cart? AirScooter should hit the market in 2007.Photos: AirScooter prepares for liftoff
Ever wanted to fly your car instead of taking that five-hour road trip? Terrafugia, a company founded by graduates of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, hopes to make that a reality in the near future with the Transition, a hybrid plane/car with collapsible wings.
A company reportedly squeezed 375 miles out of a modified electric battery-powered Audi A2.
Burt Rutan's BiPod may be the most innovative attempt at a flying car.
The future is here. At least, the future as seen through the lens of Blade Runner.
You'd catch the plane by walking to a "pocket airport" in your neighborhood.