Flying Cars – No longer in the future
In my last post we looked at the possibility of “flying cars” in the future, but it turns out that at this years AirVenture Oshkosh 2008 a plane that converts to a car was introduce and already taking orders.
The flying car, or driving plane is made by Terrafugia and features wings that fold-up via electric motor and can be driven as a regular car. The cockpit is well laid out and contains controls for flight, as well as, city driving.
This concept of turning an airplane into a car vs turning a car into a flying machine makes much more sense. The idea of having cars flying between buildings seems unrealistic, however a car that turns into a plane and follows all air traffic safety guidelines is totally doable.
Terrafugia has been taking orders and is backlogged until 2011 so if you want one in the next decade you better get your order in quick. But it appears Terrafugia is not the only one working on a car/plane. Check out the video below from this falls New York car show. Millner Motors has their own version of the aircar.
I guess this means I’ll need to get my Pilot son to teach me to fly.