DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist
DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane GORGEOUS, POWERFUL, 1000 HP FLYING CAR Source: Fusion JC7 The Fusion JC7 flying/driving concept car is the vision of California-based designer and former US Navy & United Airlines pilot Greg Brown Except for the huge fin in the rear, the flying car looks like a futuristic Italian supercar For driving, it is fully electric 2 Tesla motors at the front & rear pump out 1,000 hp Powered by LG Chem batteries, it gets 150 miles range, produces 920 lb-ft of torque & goes from 0 to 60 mph in 4 seconds For flying, it has 2 Williams FJ-33 jet engines It gets 750 miles of range on its 300-gallon fuel tank Cruising speed of 520 mph in the air Design is currently undergoing testing Brown says the wings, engines & other components are similar to that of business jets & t