Posted Aug 12th 2007 10:45PM by Conrad Quilty-Harper
Filed under: Transportation
Flying cars come pretty high up the average gadget geek's wishlist, so it's pretty encouraging to see
NASA funding a $250,000 contest that could eventually produce a pioneering vehicle that can fly
and drive. Although none of the winners this time around can actually achieve the two feats, they all have features that tend towards the PAV (or Personal Aircraft Vehicle) area of the General Aviation spectrum. The winner was the Pipistrel Virus, a $70,000 aircraft that can do 50 MPG and take off on short runways, whilst having a top speed of 170 MPH. The industry still seems to have a while to go yet, seeing as NASA awarded a prize to the Cessna 172, which has been flying in one form or another for practically half a century.
source : engadget.com
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