"Terrafugia Transition", World's First Flying Car, To Ship Late Next Year -

Greg saw something the other day that captured his interests... the idea of a Flying Car by next year??? He thought it would be interesting to share a little of what he found with you. So, here goes:
"Flying Cars" are all hat, no cattle. But wait. What's this? A flying car that will actually exist, roll on real streets and highways and then take off into the wild blue? You betcha. Pony up your $194,000, and by the end of next year you could be cruising skyward in a 1300-pound Terrafugia Transition and then parking it in your garage when you're done. It's more like a drivable airplane, but we'd rather call it a flying car.

Let's do a 'verbal walkaround'. Out back is a push prop, and the front canard does double duty as a wing and bumper. Its gas engine will push it over a range of 460 miles through the air. Look at the cool way the wings fold up into a compact package, completing its metamorphosis from airworthy flying machine to street-legal road rocket. Now, for a 'visual walkaround', just CLICK HERE! http://dvice.com/archives/2008/10/terrafugia_tran.php
We've been hearing about the 'Flying Car' for ages, so the great news today, is that it's actually going to happen and soon. The first flying prototype is scheduled to take off next month. Nice, huh? Covert that prop to a jet engine and give it vertical takeoff capabilities, and we'll be living in the 'future'. As we approach 2015, the year Marty McFly traveled to in Back to the Future, Part II, we're still woefully far away from the dream of having a flying car in every garage. However,the Terrafugia Transition hopes to change that, the first flying car is to be made available to consumers by the end of 2010.