A flying car to be invented in two years

A flying car to be invented in two yearsIt seems that Moller International is determined to turn dreams into reality; that's why the company has announced that within the next two years, it would come out with Autovolantor, a flying car. Autovolantor is supposed to be based upon Ferrari 599 GTB model since the shape and layout is apt to remodel it into the flying machine, and would carry a rice tag of 50,000 pounds.

The car has been equipped with vents that would tilt in order to keep the car in the air. The car will have a speed of 100 mph on ground and in air it will have a speed of 150 mph.

According to Chief Designer Bruce Calkins, "Once in the air the vehicle maneuvers like a helicopter, tilting nose down to move forward, rolling right or left for changes in direction. While maximum altitude could be much higher, the energy to obtain the altitudes above 5,000 ft would be significant and so we expect it to stay below that height. Using the Ferrari 599 GTB model allowed us to quickly modify a readily available scale model and run some wind tunnel tests to establish the technical feasibility of the project."

The flying car would be supported by eight fans mounted in the fuselage of the vehicle. "On the ground these fans will push the vehicle around with a firm but not-too-powerful thrust of deflected air. Small vanes in the exit area of the ducts will direct the air forward or back, or remain in the neutral position for vertical take off and landing," informed Calkins.

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