I don't see that as much as a flying car as a road-driving plane.

Finally, something to park right next to my other incredibly useful and futuristic vehicle.

http://www.watercar.com/

It would sure make those slow, late-night, after-the-bar-is-closed drives home a whole lot more interesting.

They have been pre-marketing this thing since I was a little kid. At least 35 years. Kind of a cross between Tucker's car and Bede's personal jet.

Does it come with a super-suit and cape?

Hey, what's this about Dave? I linked this from your comments last night.

I'm with Steve L. That's just a damn airplane. Flying cars don't have propellors and they go "zzhweeeeeeee" not "ROOOOOAAARRRRR"

someone--

Oh, sorry. I knew someone -- as in someone, not you, "someone" -- mentioned it. Dave sent it by email.

It was Dave's email that was the "tipping point" where I felt I finally had to acknowlege that there was a kind of flyin' car out there, sorta.

I don't think they're propellers, I think they're jet turbines.

It looks like Speed Racer's car, so I think it's a car.

Besides, what do you expect a flyin' car to look like? It's going to have some plane-like stuff.

Hey, what's this about Dave? I linked this from your comments last night.

Waah, waaah, waaaaah. I linked it 4 hours afore you did, to no avail.

well, I always thought it would be some kinda cool anti-gravity thing, like on the Jetsons

Maybe its just the pessimist in me but I can't see the FAA allowing these things without some massive restrictions. Like having to file a flight plan everytime you wanted to run down to the 7-11 for a gallon of milk.

let's see now, if I just cut the power at the end of the block, I bet I can cruise nice and quiet into the driveway and no one..AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA OMYGODOMYGODOMYGOD IMGONNADIEIMGONNADIEIMGONNADIE {CRASH!!!}

Nope. No flying cars for me, that's fer sure.

Unfortunately, it only appears to seat one. Not much of a babe magnet.

The test platforms are single seat, but I think the production models are two seaters.

Just think about the average boneheaded drivers that you encounter on a typical freeway commute.

Do you really want those bozos flying, for God's sake?

It looks like it was designed by George Lucas.

I'm with Steve. It's not a car until it has a passenger seat and a trunk. Does it have a passenger seat and a truck?

Log Cabin,

It does require an FAA license, which I'm hoping is a bit tougher to obtain than your average driver's license test.

Moehler's out here in Davis, CA. He's an interesting guy who's been dreaming and doing this stuff for years. He's always struggling for financing, and, I think, he sells the engines (remarkably small and powerful) for quick cash. I hope he makes it, then I can get my first FUI/FWI.

A local guy and I can't even spell his name properly. Nice. Must've been a ghost from eavesdropping on a conversation about Bill Mueller going to the Dodgers (hate, kill, blood, ahh....). Sure, that's it.

I don't think they're propellers, I think they're jet turbines.

and, I think, he sells the engines (remarkably small and powerful) for quick cash.

So the bitches have to sit in my lap. Not a dealbreaker. In theory, I believe this is safer than a groundcar, because there's so much less to run into up there. Dirk Pitt has one of these.

"They're fans driven by Wankel rotary engines."

Oh, that's a brand-name that's going to sell tons.

Allegedly is the correct word. As I said, he's been struggling at this gig for a while, as the funding isn't always there (according to a friend of mine who used to work for him). But, he struggles nonetheless, perserveres. I rather admire him. Of course, WC Fields would say: "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. And, if you still don't succeed, stop, you're making a fool of yourself."

20 mpg is a little misleading, think about it, MS MapPoint says my commute is 15.8 miles. But if I were to draw a straight line from my house to my office, "as the crow flies", its only 10.3 miles. So it may get 20 mpg but it also cut my commute miles by a third. Sweet.

I think 20 mpg must be on the ground only. Even planes with reasonably sized wings are gas guzzlers. This "plane" has so little wing area, it must use some of the engine thrust as lift. And that's a pretty good way to get zero mpg.

Also, I've read about this thing before, and it seems to be permanently vaporware.

Do you ever remember THE JETSONS they had a flying car that coverted into a breifcase when you pushed the botton and ever see the movie CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG? they had a flying car to

Yes, Spurwing, I remember that. Yep.

(I want to meet spurwing in real life.
Not sure if I want to apply for a government grant to study him, or just break his typing finger.
Coin toss.)

He's so cute, I want to pinch his cheeks.

-- they had a flying car, too
Oh that's precious. Kids say the darndest things. Yes they do, yesss they dooo.

Spurwing, remember the cartoon Journey to the Center of the Earth? Remember Lars' pigeon, Gertrude?

I do remember JOURNEY TO THE CENTAR OF THE EARTH and LARS had DUCK not a PIGEON and i also remember there was a cartoon FANTASTIC VOYAGE

Bart!!

Bart, it responds to you!

you share his secret language

Make it say something else!

A duck! Of course.
I don't know why I said pigeon.

Fantastic Voyage was another great cartoon from the late '60's. Sealab 2020 was cool, too.
I wish I had the Boomerang channel.

I thought it was a goose. Remember the Chris Farley show? That was awsome.

FANTASTIC VOAYGE and its secret CMDF Combined Minature Defense Force

'Member when Raquel Welch got antibodies all over her and they had to pull them off? That was awsome.