A Flying Car
Sometimes when I use a piece of especially nifty technology (a GPS, wireless internet, the Wii) I’ll experience a moment of perspective. “People,” I’ll gleefully exclaim, “We’re living in the future.”
“No, no,” they invariably reply, “Everyone knows it’s not the future until we have flying cars.”
Well, guess what, folks? A British expedition is traveling from London to Timbuktu in a flying car. Let it be forever remembered that 2009 was the year the future started.
Some stats from the BBC:
- Weight: 1,000lb (480kg)
- Engine: Four cylinders, 1,000cc
- Flight range: 185 miles (300km)
- Cruising altitude: 2,000-3,000ft (600m-900m)
- Top speed: 70mph (110km/h) airborne; 110mph (180km/h) road
- Cost: £50,000 ($76,000)
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