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more about #flyingcars more comments → damnelantra™: the damnelantra™ looks sexier than that hump o shit. more » dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity: So it's a Harrier jump jet with no wings. more » sos10: Waste of time and money. more » beercheck: I know cars. Cars are a hobby of mine. Gentlemen, that is no car. more » Jo Schmo: Am I the only one that recognizes this for what it really is (to become)? more » scroggzilla raids again: Ben, Ben, Ben....the Jalopnik approved method of automotive flight isn't through ducted fans. Jalopnik approved automotive flight can only be obtained... more » B1663R: so not only does it stop on a dime, it also picks it up? / old racist joke more » .357: Now we just need the retiree, Florida, and a highway. more » Stoatmaster: On a practical note, aren't the fan-powered vehicles insanely thirsty? more » Boosted Lego Wagon: Shouldn't the tag be Jewlopnik? (I hope that's not offensive) Incidentally, I read the headline as "...first test Nun." more » Stoatmaster: Please tell me that these will be transported to the action zone on the back of an Ekranoplan. But, 'fancraft'? Does this presume the formation of of ... more » engineerd: As much as I like the idea of walking out my door, hopping in my flying car and going to work all George Jetson-like, every day I drive I am reminded ... more » AiDonWaiKit: By "Jalopnik HQ," you guys mean "mom and dad's driveway," yes? more » If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face: Bomb bomb bomb bomb bomb IranBomb bomb bomb bomb bomb Iran... more » Tucker589 is Hoarding James Dean's 550 Spyder: Is anyone familiar with the Book of Revelation? more » -
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Israeli Flying Car Nears First Test Flight
In early 2007, Urban Aeronautics announced it'd have an "air jeep" flying car dubbed the X-Hawk ready for flight by 2009. The future's now, and while the X-Hawk isn't quite ready, the test mule almost is, and this is it. More » -
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Ferrari X-Racer Concept: A Balls-Out, Flying Grand Prix Car
You saw the grim future of a budget-capped Formula One. Forget that. Let's dream big: all the way to Mach 2. Designer Vincent Montreuil’s flying Ferrari concept comes with twin turbos—turbostator engines, that is. More » -
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Driving On Cairo’s Congested Roads
The BBC’s Christian Fraser reports from the back seat of a dilapidated Fiat taxicab to describe a city of utter traffic mayhem. More » -
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Terrafugia "Flying Car" Makes First Flight
This morning it's official — the future is now. The Terrafugia Transition, the first plausible "flying car" (or more precisely, a "roadable aircraft"), took its first official flight earlier this month. Full gallery and video below. More » -
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DARPA Looking For Someone To Build Flying Cars
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is looking for a few inventive companies looking for cash to develop the holy grail of automotive awesomeness — flying cars. As part of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) proposal, DARPA is looking for actionable plans for a military vehicle able to hold two or four people, drive up to sixty miles per hour, fit it inside an eight and a half by seven by twenty four foot box, then take of vertically and fly for two hours at 150 MPH. The obvious application is reconnaissance and evacuation with transportation in a large cargo plane, but fold these babies into the NASA SATS program and blamo — air cars for everyone! Complete proposal details and program specifics below. More » -
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Audi Calamaro Flying Concept Car Takes Future Design Competitions To Higher Level
This futuristic take on a flying car was designed by Hungarian design student Tibor for a design contest run by his native Porsche distributor. Inspired by the “bone of a cuttlefish,” the Audi Calamaro does a good job of looking kind of like its name suggests while still adapting current Audi design themes — check out the ‘beard’ air intake — to a product clearly intended for the distant future. We can spot no obvious means of propulsion, so can only assume it uses a Mr. Fusion. More » -
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Reality-Defying Futurama Flying Car For Sale On Amazon For A Mere $50,000!
Good news everyone! A recently-launched merchant on Amazon — named Jetson — is offering the "Futurama Flying Car" for the bargain price of only $50,000. Although the seller makes no promises or claims, other than an artfully updated image of the Guigiaro B.A.T. 5, the reviews on this product offer stunning insight into the performance of this revolutionary, yet totally fictional, vehicle. More » -
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Barrett-Jackson: Panoz Esperante Flying Car Takes Off for Only $45,000
Jalopnik still loves flying cars — it may still be part of our masthead, we can't remember — but here's a perfect example. It's the $100,000 Panoz Esperante converted by Jesse James of Monster Garage into an airborne vehicle whose first flight matched the success of the Wright Brothers. Seriously — they took it to Kitty Hawk where it actually flew in a straight line and then hit the ground just as hard as the Wright plane did. Here's the full description of the "Flying Car" from Barrett-Jackson, which just sold for a steal of a price at $45,000 (just under $55,000 with the auction fees): More »
