Engineers Build Flying Car That Works-First Flight Longer Than Wright Bros

[matcom]

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We have the pocket communicators and the wall-sized video screens.

But the flying cars predicted in old-school sci-fi never happened. Except for custom motorcycle builder Jesse James.

The host of Discovery Channel's "Monster Garage" has built a flying car for his show. It was designed with the help of three Cessna engineers. The team started with a Panoz Esperante sports car, added wings and an aircraft engine.

The flying car did get off the ground, but not by much.

It flew for two seconds and traveled 240 feet. That's twice as far as the Wright Brothers' first flight.

Making your own flying car isn't very practical, though. While the Monster Garage team only spent $9,700 on the conversion, they got the $100,000 sports car for free.

http://www.wftv.com/automotive/4605425/detail.html

[Spinzonner]

1. At those prices it'll be made a military vehicle for sure