A flying car or roadable aircraft is a type of vehicle that can function as both a personal car and an aircraft. The term "flying car" is also sometimes used to include hovercars.
Many prototypes have been built since the early 20th century, using a variety of flight technologies. Although VTOL projects are increasing, most have been designed to take off and land conventionally using a runway. None has yet been built in more than a handful of numbers.
Flying cars are also a popular theme in fantasy and science fiction stories. Futurologists often predict their appearance, and many concept designs have been promoted. But their failure to become a practical reality has led to the catchphrase "Where's my flying car?" as a paradigm for the failure of predicted technologies to appear. For the sake of this article, Story Cars will cover the flying concepts, projects, and prototypes of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Part 3 of 3 includes every 2000 - current flying car known to the internet and eBooks. Comment below if any are missing from the archive.
Part 1
1925 Skroback Roadable Airplane
1935 Autogiro Company of America AC-35
1939 Southernaire Roadable Flying Car
1940 Jess Dixon’s Flying Automobile
1944 Airmaster Autoplane Flying Car
1945 Norman Bel Geddes Flying Car Model
1946 Fulton Airphibian Autoplane