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Mainstream Media Finds Flying Car, We'll Pretend To Be Surprised


Oh look, Good Morning America found our post from a month ago on the flying UFO Moller M200 Volantor this morning. Ah, good ol' mainstream media — we can always count on them to get the story — sooner or later.

12:00 PM on Thu Aug 30 2007
By Ray Wert
2,341 views, 8 comments

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World's First Flying Car Enters Production

In a moment we've been waiting for since the first time we saw The Jetsons, the first flying car has finally gone on sale. Just like the car George uses to drop off the kids, the Moller M200G Volantor is shaped like a saucer. To avoid the need to pass FAA regulations, the civilian version of the Volantor is restricted to heights of 10 feet, but can travel as fast as 50mph and fly for up to 90minutes. Military or rescue versions could be unencumbered by such limitations. Depending on the number of orders, prices could be as low as $90,000. Video of the Volantor in action after the jump.
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4:59 PM on Wed Jul 25 2007
By Wes Siler
122,849 views, 55 comments

Latest by Hello_Newman: If the payload is 250lbs you're not going to be rescuing anyone with that thing, you'll still need a helicopter to actually rescue them. more »