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X-Hawk flying car could be here by 2010
By Larry Hendrick | February 2, 2007
I am cautiously optimistic about the future of flying cars. They have promised them for decades, yet the reality is short of meeting the expectations. Maybe in my lifetime we will go from George Jetson traveling in his flying car to ME in MY flying car. That’s what I’m waiting for.
Commence holding breath: X-Hawk flying car could be here by 2010 - Autoblog
Like a helicopter, the X-Hawk can take off and land vertically, it will be able to fly up to 155 mph, reach an altitude of 12,000 ft and remain in the air for two hours. The size of the X-Hawks rotors, which are powere by four internal combustion engines, will be much smaller than a helicopters, which will make the vehicle quieter but also guzzle 50% more fuel. The X-Hawk only exists as a full-scale mockup right now, but Yoeli expects an unmanned Mule version to fly in 2009. A larger version capable of carrying ten people is also planned.
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