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Finally, a flying car for everybody? ‘Mycopter’ designs idiot-proof aerial commuter

Updated 7:43 AM EDT, Fri October 3, 2014
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An artist's impression of the MyCopter personal aviation vehicle. The European Union wants to make the dream of a flying car a reality, researching the feasibility of small commuter air vehicles to ease the world's traffic congestion.
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An artist's impression of the MyCopter personal aviation vehicle. The European Union wants to make the dream of a flying car a reality, researching the feasibility of small commuter air vehicles to ease the world's traffic congestion.
Courtesy of MyCopter
An artist's impression of the cockpit of the MyCopter project. Research institutes have spent years designing a cockpit that resembles a car and that anyone can pilot with a minimum of training.
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An artist's impression of the cockpit of the MyCopter project. Research institutes have spent years designing a cockpit that resembles a car and that anyone can pilot with a minimum of training.
courtesy of mycopter
Several flying cars are already in production. The Pal-V can carry two people at 180kph and has a range of 350-500km.
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Several flying cars are already in production. The Pal-V can carry two people at 180kph and has a range of 350-500km.
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The gyrocopter cruises below 4,000ft and needs 540 feet of runway for take-off and 100 feet to land. The MyCopter project is looking at a design that can lift itself out of traffic with very little headway.
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The gyrocopter cruises below 4,000ft and needs 540 feet of runway for take-off and 100 feet to land. The MyCopter project is looking at a design that can lift itself out of traffic with very little headway.
Courtesy of Pal-v
In terms of road performance, the Pal-V can reach a maximum speed of 180 km/h (112mph) has a fuel economy of 28mpg and a range of 750 miles.
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In terms of road performance, the Pal-V can reach a maximum speed of 180 km/h (112mph) has a fuel economy of 28mpg and a range of 750 miles.
courtesy of pal-v
Terrafugia's TF-X is designed as a four-seat, plug-in hybrid electric flying car that's capable of performing fly-by-wire vertical take offs and landings.
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Terrafugia's TF-X is designed as a four-seat, plug-in hybrid electric flying car that's capable of performing fly-by-wire vertical take offs and landings.
Terrafugia
The company has already produced a two-seater, fixed wing, street legal plane called the Transition.
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The company has already produced a two-seater, fixed wing, street legal plane called the Transition.
Jan Fridrich
The Volocopter, one of the world's first electric helicopters, features 18 rotors on a 10-meter-wide carbon frame. The eco-friendly flying machine has been €4 million ($5.4 million) and two years in the making.
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The Volocopter, one of the world's first electric helicopters, features 18 rotors on a 10-meter-wide carbon frame. The eco-friendly flying machine has been €4 million ($5.4 million) and two years in the making.
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