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(Photos: Terrafugia's flying car flies): (Photos: Terrafugia's flying car flies)Terrafugia?I'm geeky enough to appreciate the latin, but that name sucks. It's too geeky even for a geek.This is pretty cool, but there is no way I'd subject it to road driving with the morons I dodge on a daily basis. Can you imagine the...; Tags: Terrafugia, car, car fly, photograph; Discussion threads 2009-03-19
Images: Terrafugia's flying car: Images: Terrafugia's flying carWings???I want anti-gravity and warp drive!!!They are SO behindThis one ALREADY flies:http://www.moller.com/skycar/This one also has promise:http://www.macroindustries.com/website/files/skyrider/sr-index.htmIMHO, it's just a matter of making it practical for everyday use.But in all honesty, VTOL is a must - I don't wanna drag my skycar to the airport just to takeoff...; Tags: Aerospace & Defense, Terrafugia, motorcycle, highway, aircraft, Moller; Discussion threads 2006-02-16

A different 'spin' on flying cars: A company in Australia is developing a flight technology that allows for compact Vertical Take-Off and Landing VTOL using a type of fan system to move air that is commonly found in central heating/cooling systems. [caption id="attachment_1525" align="alignleft" width="245" caption="Entecho's Hoverpod"][/caption] Entecho is using...; Tags: Car, Joystick, Skirt, Entecho Hoverpod, Chris Jablonski; Blog posts 2009-05-04
Photos: Terrafugia's flying car flies: The Transition "roadable aircraft" makes its debut flight over upstate New York. It's still just a proof of concept, though, and another prototype is yet to come. by CNET News.com; Tags: Car, Photograph, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2009-03-18
Images: Terrafugia's flying car: Forget the airborne jalopy in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang." This start-up, with a strong dose of MIT smarts, means business.; Tags: dose, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Image galleries 2006-02-16

Images: Terrafugia's flying car: Images: Terrafugia's flying carI...don't knowBelieve you me, I'd LOVE to have a flying car. Given that I'd need a pilots license, though, and given that a flying vehicle is likely to be orders of magnitude more complex than a car, I question how widespread this product will be (but...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, personal flying vehicle, flying vehicle, computer; Discussion threads 2006-02-16
Images: Terrafugia's flying car: Images: Terrafugia's flying carPah!Flying cars are all well and good BUT WHERE'S MY DAMNED JETPACK? I was PROMISED that jetpacks would be common in the 21st century.Now I'm going to have to get the theme song from the Jetsons out of my head.can i have one with floats, pleaseand while...; Tags: Flying Car; Discussion threads 2006-02-16
Images: Terrafugia's flying car: Forget the airborne jalopy in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang." This start-up, with a strong dose of MIT smarts, means business.; Tags: dose, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Image galleries 2006-02-16
Images: Terrafugia's flying car: Forget the airborne jalopy in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang." This start-up, with a strong dose of MIT smarts, means business.; Tags: dose, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Image galleries 2006-02-16

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