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.
ConvAirCar
(1947) ConvAirCar
After the Second World War, Convair decided to have it a go at a flying car, going with the idea of a detachable airplane fuselage that could be mounted onto a vehicle. The enthusiasm however, began to fade after one of the prototypes crashed during a demonstration.
