Larry Page's Flying Car
The Flyer Takes-Off Flying cars are part of our transportation future. A number of companies are working on prototype models globally. But Google co-founder Larry Page and his company Kitty Hawk Corporation have just taken off with their Flyer, a sleek, good looking, one seat, flying car. It's a pleasure craft that doesn't require a pilot license. Wow Technology The Flyer is engineered quite differently than other flying car prototypes like Terrafugea's Transition, which is a small plane-car hybrid that runs on gas. The Flyer is powered by ten electric fans along the sides of the craft. On the underside are slim pontoon-like "wheels" for landing. It's designed to fly over water and can stay aloft for 20 minutes. Flyer cruises up to 20 mph and hovers over the water at 3 to 10 feet. It's categorized by the FAA as an ultra-lite craft and consequently doesn't require a pilot's license. It's restricted right now to uncontrolled,...