Flying Car Makes Successful Maiden Flight

MistrX writes "The Dutch company PAL-V completed its first series of test flights with its flying car, the PAL-V One, successfully. The PAL-V One flies like a gyrocopter, with a minimal runway length of 165 meters, and drives around like a trike on the road. Furthermore it offers 2 passengers a maximum speed of 180km/h both on land and in the air. The company aims with the PAL-V One at usage within the United States, China, the United Kingdom, Germany and France, because private flying is more commonplace."

Re:Not a flying car

[Qzukk]

If it's a roadable aircraft, does that mean that the cop will have to accept my excuse of "I'm flying low" when he clocks me at 110mph on the freeway?

Re:Not a flying car

[mhajicek]

I'd say also that a flying car needs to not have big dangerous spinning things sticking out.

Re:Not a flying car

[Junta]

Actually, there's an interesting question. How long before the first car chase where one of these guys flips on his takeoff mode....

Maiden Flight?

[Anonymous Coward]

Hardest part wasn't getting the car to fly, but finding an actual maiden...

For the US market

[Air-conditioned cowh]

They will have to call it the NTSC-M One, of course!