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Flying Car Flies From London To Africa

Posted by timothy on from the laden-or-unladen dept.

krou writes "It may not be exactly what people have envisioned or tried over the years, such as the flying car in Bladerunner, or the previously reported Terrafugia Transition, but the BBC is reporting that a flying car (creatively dubbed the Skycar, but different from this Skycar) has flown from London across into Africa. They modified a parajet fan that can fly a man into a bigger fan with a canopy that is capable of flying a car."

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  1. Congestion charge by xaxa · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Does it have to pay the London congestion charge?

  2. Misuse of terminology... by rHBa · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Parajet might be the name of the company but they modified a paramotor, not a 'parajet'(it's propeller driven, not a jet engine) and rather than a parachute (as mentioned in the BBC article) I think they mean paraglider (it is designed to fly or glide, not to fall after all).

  3. Re:Oh my... by Joe+the+Lesser · · Score: 2, Interesting

    And does it have storage room for coconuts?

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