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Flying Car Passes First Flight Test
waderoush writes "Terrafugia — the Massachusetts company building a 'roadable aircraft' (that's flying car to you and me) — revealed at a press conference Wednesday that the Transition vehicle has been taken aloft for its maiden flight. The craft, which can fly up to 460 miles at 115 mph and then fold up its wings for 65-mph highway driving, was the subject of two hotly debated Slashdot posts on May 8 and May 13 of last year. The company said the first flight took place in Plattsburgh, NY; retired Air Force Colonel Phil Meteer was at the controls."
Seriously, I don't understand this Slashdot obsession with flying cars. You would need a pilot's license and really it becomes the same thing as flying an airplane. Even in the highly unlikely event you could find takeoff and landing space for your daily commute, you would still need clearance from an air traffic controller to get airborne. You'd be trading a traffic jam on the road for a traffic jam in the airspace.
[Sir Garlon] is the marvellest knight that is now living, for he destroyeth many good knights, for he goeth invisible.
Women drivers o_O