OK. So we've gotten really good at moving an object quickly on four wheels - we've even installed hydraulic winglets on a car's exterior shell for better aerodynamics. But what about the ability to fly? Has that notion been forgotten?
Not exactly. As it turns out, we've been at it for quite some time, thanks to a few brave engineers who looked towards the sky rather than at roads. The following 10 'flying cars' aren't the type we got used to in comic books and sci-fi films; they don't have anti-gravity thrusters, fancy glass domes or special gull-wing doors. They are, in fact, powered by conventional means of modern flight, such as jet-engines, turbo-props or electric-powered air fans.
Gwinn Aircar
(1938) Gwinn Aircar
What could only be described as a compressed single-engine bi-plane, the (quite adorable) ‘Aircar’ was intended to be a safe, easy to maneuver aircraft that would neither stall nor spin when in flight. Following a crash however, the project was soon abandoned.
