For release next year and funded by Volvo China -

https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1117825_final-terrafugia-prototype-flying-car-ready-to-take-to-the-air

 

hurry up!

Can you see it taking off?....sorry for the pun

 

As the comments would suggest, it's not strong enough for road use surely and the price quoted to buy one, it seems an expensive toy to me.

3 minutes ago, MickA said:

Can you see it taking off?....sorry for the pun

 

As the comments would suggest, it's not strong enough for road use surely and the price quoted to buy one, it seems an expensive toy to me.

If you’ve got one of everything I guess you’ll want one.

As a road car, to say it’s somewhat compromised is surely an understatement though.

I'd still rather have a PAL-V One...

Japanese Airbus too -

http://europe.autonews.com/article/20180824/ANE/180829838/uber-airbus-said-to-be-working-on-japans-plans-for-flying-cars?cciid=email-ane-daily

On 30/07/2018 at 22:16, MickA said:

Can you see it taking off?....sorry for the pun

 

As the comments would suggest, it's not strong enough for road use surely and the price quoted to buy one, it seems an expensive toy to me.

 

Might work if you are a rich type with a big garage and live not too far from an airfield. But then you can probably afford a proper plane and storage for it making this a bit of a compromise too far.

The mind boggles at the legislative hurdles to start with.  I could only see it being entirely autonomous in flight control and navigation for mass market including a TCAS warning system.  I don’t know why they persist with such a compromised product.

 

I would settle for a Piper Warrior 11 ......relatively affordable and not compromised as an aircraft in order to drive on the road and park at a shopping centre etc.

http://europe.autonews.com/article/20180910/ANE/180919942/uk-air-taxi-company-takes-flight-inspired-by-f1-racing-advances?cciid=email-ane-daily

And another one -

https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1118747_oregons-samson-sky-says-it-has-800-reservations-for-flying-car

A plethora of flying cars -

https://www.motorauthority.com/news/flying-car

An expensive compromise - for order now :

https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1119398_terrafugia-starts-taking-orders-for-first-flying-car

.....and more on that -

http://aviationweek.com/nbaa-2018/flying-car-open-business?NL=AW-021&Issue=AW-021_20181017_AW-021_427&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_11&utm_rid=CPEN1000000426856&utm_campaign=17007&utm_medium=email&elq2=aba6f7c9b5d545bdb6b0ab5ddf228832

Coming sooner than advertised - an automated electric flying ‘pod’ -

https://www.mro-network.com/technology/electric-vtol-air-taxi-service-lilium-eyes-launch-2025

 

really ?!

Singapore next year -

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-22/singapore-flying-taxi-trial-announced-second-half-2019/10403706

Boeing’s autonomous version -

https://thedriven.io/2019/01/25/watch-boeings-successful-test-flight-of-all-electric-passenger-taxi/

 

more of a flying taxi

Edited 25 January, 20197 yr by Ryeman

Goodyear’s version -

https://thedriven.io/2019/03/06/tyres-with-wings-cars-might-fly-thanks-to-goodyear/

It’s definitely coming.....very shortly.......trust me.........sometime soon -

https://medium.com/s/2069/flying-cars-are-closer-to-reality-than-you-think-a3ab21ff9373

 

just a couple of matters to clear up