# "It's not a flying car..."

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**Created:** [September 18, 2009, 8:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/its-not-a-flying-car/246914 "2009-09-18T08:13:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![n\_cole](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/n_cole/32/6382_2.png) [@n\_cole](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/n_cole)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2009, 8:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/its-not-a-flying-car/246914/1 "2009-09-18T08:13:36Z")

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Not sure if this is a repost, and the article isn’t brand new either but I thought it was pretty neat. Saw this in an issue of Popular Science yesterday in the waiting room at my doctor’s office. :lol

> **[The Flying Car Gets Real](https://www.popsci.com/military-aviation-amp-space/article/2008-10/flying-car-gets-real)**
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> Road-Ready In Terrafugia's Transition driving airplane, the canard wing doubles as the front bumper. John B. Carnett The Transition is not a flying car. The vehicle, set to go on sale next year, will cruise smoothly on the road and through the...

![http://www.popsci.com/files/imagecache/article_image_large/files/articles/flyingcar.jpg](http://www.popsci.com/files/imagecache/article_image_large/files/articles/flyingcar.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Anthony](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anthony/32/6541_2.png) [@Anthony](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anthony)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2009, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/its-not-a-flying-car/246914/2 "2009-09-18T09:40:16Z")

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ahhh this is neat BUT I like the hover cars that they came out with in the early 50’s and 60’s This right here if you think about it imagine people cant drive to begin with now you are going to give them an option to go in the sky?

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**Author:** ![n\_cole](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/n_cole/32/6382_2.png) [@n\_cole](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/n_cole)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2009, 9:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/its-not-a-flying-car/246914/3 "2009-09-18T09:42:23Z")

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You need your sport aircraft license IIRC from the article, that’s why the emphasize it is not a flying car it is an airplane that is streetable.

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**Author:** ![Anthony](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anthony/32/6541_2.png) [@Anthony](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anthony)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2009, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/its-not-a-flying-car/246914/4 "2009-09-18T09:43:21Z")

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I know I know I read the article…i think you know what I am saying though

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**Author:** ![n\_cole](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/n_cole/32/6382_2.png) [@n\_cole](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/n_cole)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2009, 10:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/its-not-a-flying-car/246914/5 "2009-09-18T10:01:25Z")

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Yes I do, only 20 flight hours required. That’s not much. :ohnoes

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**Author:** ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2009, 10:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/its-not-a-flying-car/246914/6 "2009-09-18T10:30:34Z")

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id take one, make my commute a LOT shorter in the mornings