Blade Runner. Back to the Future. The Fifth Element. Science fiction classics that all have one thing in common: flying cars. Whether it’s gliding taxi cabs or hovering DeLoreans, Hollywood has embraced the idea of a vehicle that is as happy on the motorway as it is in the clouds. But away from the silver screen, this science fiction staple has failed to take off. Over the years, there have been ambitious and attempts – such as theTaylor Aerocar - but few would agree that the designs are in any way practical or user-friendly. But the ever increasing number of cars on the roads means that a vehicle that can soar into the skies remains an attractive option. “We need to try to relive congestion on our road, and one potential solution is an aerial vehicle” says Dr Michael Jump, a lecturer in aerospace at Liverpool University in the UK. He is behind one of a clutch of firms and projects that aim to ensure the flying car doesn’t remain grounded for another century. One of the most high-profile attempts is the Transition, an aircraft that can fold its wings, allowing it to also operate as a street-legal road vehicle. Terrafugia, the company behind the machine, see owners driving their car to an airport where the wings can be deployed for take-off. Once in the air, the vehicle has a range of 740 km (460 miles) on a single tank of regular unleaded fuel and, can carry two people plus luggage. The machine, which had its first successful test flight earlier this year, will cost around $300,000 and is scheduled for release in 2012. Wanabee pilots will only need to have completed 20 hours of observed flying time to take to the skies.
What do you think about flying cars? Do you want to have this car? Are you afraid hight? What do you prefer:to fly in the sky or to ride on the road? What do you think about the price of this car?
As for me I want to have a flying car.It`s wounderful!!!But the price of this modern thing is not good...
Oh, it's interesting I think it would be solve the problem of traffic-jams on our roads. In spite of this, I agree with Snusmumrick9849. There are many accidents on roads nowadays and they also may be in the sky
Hmm it's a very cognitive article. But in my opinion,flying cars are unreal. Maybe in a far far away future scientists will construct this machines, but I believe that we don't see it.
Oh,this article is funny.Of course,i would like to have such car.Sometimes it can be useful,it can save my time.I want to get such gift for my birthday )
I think that flying cars are something that our science will soon invent. We have high-speed trains, jets, new kind of fuels. So I think that a creation of flying cars is not so far)) I would like to have such a car. It's cool-fly over the city...And don't ride on terrible rough roads! Although ... I wonder, how is it -traffic jams in the air?
It is my dream to have such car. It is very usefull
Although ... I wonder, how is it -traffic jams in the air?
