[Stillboy] alerted us to a flying car that runs on biofuel. flying vehicles have been the mainstays of science fiction and technological desire listings for years, but they elude production, as expenses, fuel, and gravity get in the way. [Gilo Cardozo], a paramotor manufacturer, handled to overcome those hurdles by believing simply. He connected a paramotor to his car, which is powered by a Yamaha superbike engine and a gearbox from a snowmobile. His customized Rage Motorsport buggy is street legal in the United Kingdom, and in the air, can get as much as 80 miles per hour. It will be fully tested in January, when he and his chief pilot and expedition organizer [Neil Laughton] drive and fly the car to Timbuktu.
Other flying vehicles are also in the works. DARPA just recently revealed their personal Air vehicle innovation job that will ideally lead to a military-suitable flying car that can get as much as 60 miles per hour on the ground and 150 miles per hour in the air. Moller worldwide declares that a flying Ferrari is in the works, and could be available for purchase within two years. Are jet packs next?