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- Car should hold 2-4 passengersWired: Pentagon Clears Flying-Car Project for Takeoff (November 13, 2008)
- Size: no more than 8.5 x 7 x 24 feetJalopnik: DARPA Looking For Someone To Build Flying Cars (November 13, 2008)
- Car should be able to take off verticallyWired: Pentagon Clears Flying-Car Project for Takeoff (November 13, 2008)
- Cruising speed of 60 mph on land and 150 mph in airWired: Pentagon Clears Flying-Car Project for Takeoff (November 13, 2008)
- Tank of fuel should last two hours in the airWired: Pentagon Clears Flying-Car Project for Takeoff (November 13, 2008)
- Phase I: Prepare a concept design, six months and $99,000U.S. Department of Defense: FY2009.1 SBIR Proposal Submission Jalopnik: DARPA Looking For Someone To Build Flying Cars (November 13, 2008)
- Phase II: Demonstrate key components prototype, two years, $750,000U.S. Department of Defense: FY2009.1 SBIR Proposal Submission Jalopnik: DARPA Looking For Someone To Build Flying Cars (November 13, 2008)
- Phase III: Construct a working prototypeJalopnik: DARPA Looking For Someone To Build Flying Cars (November 13, 2008)
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On November 12, 2008, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency division (DARPA) of the Pentagon posted a proposal for submissions on the Department of Defense's Small Business Innovation Research solicitation page, asking for bids from small businesses to build a working prototype of a military-suitable flying car.Wired: Pentagon Clears Flying-Car Project for Takeoff (November 13, 2008)
Flying Cars
Several flying cars are in production or on drawing boards in a handful of companies, including the Terrafugia folding-wing mini-plane, the PAL-V three-wheeled gyrocopter, the Moller M200X, and another from Urban Aeronautics. Wired: Pentagon Clears Flying-Car Project for Takeoff (November 13, 2008) <ref name="jalop">Jalopnik: DARPA Looking For Someone To Build Flying Cars (November 13, 2008)</ref>Quote
The challenge is to define the major components of such a vehicle that would be suitable for military scouting and personnel transport missions, yet are small enough, inexpensive enough, and easy enough to operate that it can be widely used."—Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency proposalU.S. Department of Defense: FY2009.1 SBIR Proposal Submission-
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Pentagon Flying Car Questions
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Will it be possible to drive your flying car to work? 2 AnswersYes! it is as Moller's latest design, the Skycar M400, is designed to take off and land vertically, like a Harrier Jet, in small spaces. It can reach speeds of ... read more -
Flying car timeline. 2 AnswersAll 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 - ... read more -
Anyone know how the car in this video flies? 6 AnswersThe video states at 0:46 that the car is filled with helium, weighs 10 pounds, and has 3 little fans on it that it can be used to steer about. So, it is basi... read more -
Terrafugia flying cars: will people buy these? 4 AnswersI think that would be so cool, but at the same time scary as hell. Look at the way people drive on the road, I can't imagine seeing some of the people behind t... read more
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