Finally!

Flying cars. Has it finally come to pass?

Just in time for 2020?

Moller International's Skycar (artists digital rendition).

Many companies are in a race to provide the first commercially viable "flying car". The designs all tend to incorporate more airplane than car, so at the moment it only goes skin deep (not ignoring new air regulations and possible take-offs from places other than an airstrip...).

We will see whether technologies develop to allow more than just cars to fly.

Slovakian firm AeroMobil plans to finalize its flying car design and begin accepting deposits in 2017.

A Happy New Year

...and a time for remembrance.

2014 marks the centenary of the First World War, a period ripe with tales of bravery and loss.

 

And yet, in all that time...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

2010! Wow! No flying cars.

Not for lack of trying.

Above, is an example from the last century - refurbished and fully functional. Of course, the neighborhood cul-de-sac would need an airstrip or two to accommodate.

Still, there are more modern designs and those that consider the need for vtol (vertical take off and landing). They bring a whole new meaning to "curb appeal".

What does the future hold? Traffic lights in the sky? Predator remote planes converted for policing purposes? No-fly zones and fly-only routes? What altitude would be regulated by law? Tiers in the sky.

All this and more can be found within the pages of Contract. While not all the worlds of the Argo system are so developed, the space-ports and certain large cities have flying cars on display.
http://www.contractcomic.com/Webfinals/milkrun/online/index.html