Monday, April 18, 2005

Flying Cars Ready To Take Off. Ant writes "CBS News has an article, images, and a free streaming video clip of Elwood (Woody) Norris' invention of a working flying machine, AirScooter. He asked one of his test pilots to demonstrate it for 60 Minutes on a hilltop outside San Diego, California. It can fly for 2 hours at 55 mph, and go up to 10,000 feet above sea level. This week, he will receive America's top prize for invention. It's called the Lemelson-MIT award -- a half-million dollar cash prize to honor his life's work, which includes a brand new personal flying machine. Woody Norris' and others' inventions are for NASA's 'The Highway in the Sky.' It is a computer system designed to let millions of people fly whenever they please, and take off and land from wherever they please, in their very own vehicles." [Slashdot] Apparently the AirScooter will be available for "under $50,000." If that actually happens, I'd be tempted to buy one. Or I would be if it were possible to get automobile-style financing for it. We'll see. 12:47:31 PM    comment ()

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