PAL-V...i want one....

No matter how many attempts litter automotive history, the temptation of a flying car just won't go away.






The latest to float the idea is the PAL-V, which stands for Personal Air and Land Vehicle.
What makes the PAL-V stand out is that there are no bulky wings, just some neat rotors on the roof that fold away when not in use.



Instead of trying to make a car that flies or a plane that drives, PAL-V has come up with a gyrocopter than can do a bit of both.
On the road, the three-wheeler uses a normal car engine that can also run on biofuel. But if congestion looms, you pop up the rotors.
They act like a wing to provide lift, but forward motion is generated by a propeller that unfolds from behind the cabin.



Designed to fly at heights of up to 4,000ft, the PAL-V can reach speeds of 125mph on land and in the air, and it only needs a very short strip to take off and land from.
With a range of 340 miles, the PAL-V could take you from London to Newcastle in one hop.
No prices have yet been announced for the PAL-V, but its Dutch builder reckons it should be on sale within the next two years.
At which point, presumably, pigs will fly. With an accompanying farmer, of course.






This practically fits my dream of wantng to fly. Now i can do it in my own car. One cant help but to wonder if in the future, vehicles such as these become aplenty, whether there'd be floating traffic lights. Worse still, does this mean we'd have to retake our drivers..oops..i mean pilots license?

If i had a choice and were given the luxury of having to pick only one of these...A Carerra GT, an LP640 roadster , a Bugatti Veyron and the PAL-V...


I think you pretty much have an idea of which one im gonna be choosing...



Dougie signing out..