Flying cars are the future of travel – but the future needs to come now

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For more than a century, car and aviation enthusiasts have been fantasising about flying cars. Hugh Hunt says that while they are no longer a distant dream, they must come sooner than we think

could be more efficient than a road car, especially when conventional planes have such a reputation as gas guzzlers. But flying isn’t inherently inefficient – after all, birds can fly between continents without eating. Of course, a small, four-passenger car isn’t an albatross, but it isn’t a Boeing 737 either.

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I agree!

Forgive me but just take a look at the standard of driving out there- look at the appalling attempts at parking, do you really want these people to be flying about around you? Can you imagine the ‘School Run’ Silver lining it will reduce the over-population of our planet quickly!

You know i was stuck in traffic yesterday thinking this exact same thing. If I was extremely rich I would have this made

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