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More power to you: A 1959 ad shows the flying-car future we were promised

1 pointsby jasoncrawfordover 3 years ago

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aurizonover 3 years ago
Yes, the pulp fiction books of the 30's and 40's showed swarms of flying cars - one in every wider garage. LOL, planes are always in motion. and can not park and idle like a car. Many other reasons, like air traffic control, killed the idea. They have made them since the late 50's, remember the James Bond film with one, but they never made a viable product. Prototypes were made and flown, but there was never volume or FAA approval etc. P.T.Barnum was right - There is a sucker....