Has there Been Any Progress Towards Flying Cars?
Inventors have been attempting to develop flying cars since about 1965, but with limited success to date. The closest that anyone has made it yet is Moller International, but its prototypes thus far have not done much more than hover. This is despite an estimated $200 million USD in investment and 40 years of work. However, Moller is accepting deposits for its M400X skycar, which will cost between $500,000 and $1M US Dollars (USD) depending on delivery position. The skycar is expected to go into production around 2009, but several promises to this effect have been made in the past, and the skycar has never gone into production. Moller has put its M200G “flying saucer” into production, which could cost less than $100,000 USD. However, this is not a flying car per se, as it only hovers about ten feet off the ground. Yet, if it can be used in everyday contexts, it might become quite popular. Like the M400X skycar, the M200G is a VTOL craft (vertical takeoff-and-landing), “capable of flyin
