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All major moments in the flying car progress include me not getting one, but here are some highlights that come to mind.
1917: The First designed Flying car - The Curtis Autoplane, designed by Glenn Curtis
http://www.roadabletimes.com/roadables-modular_curtiss.html
1937: Waldo Waterman designed the Arrowbile "it was capable of flying at speeds of about 110 miles per hour, and driving at about 55" - But apparently there wasn't enough interest, and only a couple were built.
http://www.tecsoc.org/pubs/history/2003/feb21.htm
1946: Robert Fulton designed the "Airphibian" which was the first flying car to be approved by the Civil Aeronautics Administration, which later became the FAA.
http://www.airphibian.com/ - Its the 3rd plane featured in this clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMJOS2VWaPU
1947: The Convair Car, another early car with detachable plane parts.
http://www.aerofiles.com/_convair.html
1968: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZU4S1G0JCk
1970: The Mouton Taylor Aero became the 2nd (and last) flying car to get FAA approval, although they are still around and still building new concepts.
http://www.aerocar.com/
1974: The man with the Golden Gun escapes via Flying Car - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3VqtPr3Q4U (embedding Disabled)
2002: Kevin Smith Short Film - The Flying Car
http://www.viewaskew.com/tv/leno/flyingcar.html
2008: And if you consider the Moller a "Flying Car" you can own one for less then a Million bucks, but of course they are already asking if they are sustainable.
Source(s):
http://www.tecsoc.org/pubs/history/2003/feb21.htm
Viewaskew: http://www.viewaskew.com/tv/leno/flyingcar.html
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3VqtPr3Q4U
BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3676694.stm
HowStuffWorks: http://www.howstuffworks.com/flying-car.htm
http://www.roadabletimes.com/roadables-modular_curtiss.html
http://www.airphibian.com/
http://www.aerofiles.com/_convair.html
http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2008/12/03/can-we-have-sustainabl...
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With today's technology, we just see it within the next 20 years.
The Dream That Has Persisted For 100 Years
http://www.roadabletimes.com/
Flying Car About to Take Off?
An aeronautic startup looks to complete a prototype of its roadworthy aircraft within a year.
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=3714125&page=1
How do we get the "peoples'" flying car
http://www.volanteaircraft.com/more2.htm
Flying car almost ready for takeoff
http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2008/12/01/weekly14-Flying-car-almost-ready-for-takeoff.html
Pentagon Clears Flying-Car Project for Takeoff
http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/11/darpas-flying-c.html
The Flying Car
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0311146/
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December 09, 2008 11:59 PM
Flying car timeline.
I'm looking for a flying car time line that includes 10-20 major moments in the history of flying cars. Adding images and YouTube videos increases your chances of winning the big $25 prize!
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| December 10, 2008 01:20 AM |
1917: The First designed Flying car - The Curtis Autoplane, designed by Glenn Curtis
http://www.roadabletimes.com/roadables-modular_curtiss.html
1937: Waldo Waterman designed the Arrowbile "it was capable of flying at speeds of about 110 miles per hour, and driving at about 55" - But apparently there wasn't enough interest, and only a couple were built.
http://www.tecsoc.org/pubs/history/2003/feb21.htm
1946: Robert Fulton designed the "Airphibian" which was the first flying car to be approved by the Civil Aeronautics Administration, which later became the FAA.
http://www.airphibian.com/ - Its the 3rd plane featured in this clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMJOS2VWaPU
1947: The Convair Car, another early car with detachable plane parts.
http://www.aerofiles.com/_convair.html
1968: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZU4S1G0JCk
1970: The Mouton Taylor Aero became the 2nd (and last) flying car to get FAA approval, although they are still around and still building new concepts.
http://www.aerocar.com/
1974: The man with the Golden Gun escapes via Flying Car - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3VqtPr3Q4U (embedding Disabled)
2002: Kevin Smith Short Film - The Flying Car
http://www.viewaskew.com/tv/leno/flyingcar.html
2008: And if you consider the Moller a "Flying Car" you can own one for less then a Million bucks, but of course they are already asking if they are sustainable.
Source(s):
http://www.tecsoc.org/pubs/history/2003/feb21.htm
Viewaskew: http://www.viewaskew.com/tv/leno/flyingcar.html
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3VqtPr3Q4U
BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3676694.stm
HowStuffWorks: http://www.howstuffworks.com/flying-car.htm
http://www.roadabletimes.com/roadables-modular_curtiss.html
http://www.airphibian.com/
http://www.aerofiles.com/_convair.html
http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2008/12/03/can-we-have-sustainabl...
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December 10, 2008 12:53 AM
The flying car has been a dream for more than 100 years. It is still possible that the flying will be available in our life times; however, with government legislation, it is highly unlikely.With today's technology, we just see it within the next 20 years.
The Dream That Has Persisted For 100 Years
http://www.roadabletimes.com/
Flying Car About to Take Off?
An aeronautic startup looks to complete a prototype of its roadworthy aircraft within a year.
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=3714125&page=1
How do we get the "peoples'" flying car
http://www.volanteaircraft.com/more2.htm
Flying car almost ready for takeoff
http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2008/12/01/weekly14-Flying-car-almost-ready-for-takeoff.html
Pentagon Clears Flying-Car Project for Takeoff
http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/11/darpas-flying-c.html
The Flying Car
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0311146/
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December 10, 2008 12:51 AM
I submitted about 15 links, videos and photos and they did not show up... just the first one.
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December 10, 2008 01:00 AM
Israel-Times.com Technology - The flying car - Urban X-Hawk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh2azCoccJc
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