Looking into: Flying Cars

For many years, there has always been the thought that one day, cars will fly. Well preliminary trials of the M200 has shed new light on the concept of flying cars. Although still in the "Model T" stage of development, this car's creator (Dr. Paul Moller) sees a significant market for these cars. After 40 years and $33,000,000 later, the M200 is being tested. The car could be going out on the market for about $100,000 each. The vehicle has been designed to take and land vertically, by getting lift from 8 fans around the outside. Each of these fans gives out about 70 horsepower, for a total of 560 horsepower. The creators of the design are looking at trying to increase the horsepower of each engine from 70 to 140 horsepower, as the car is not powerful enough to hold a person and a full load of fuel. The vehicle has been designed with lightweight reinforced plastic. However there is still alot of work to be done, especially with the landings which are a bit bumpy. This could be solved with a breakthrough on the car's engine. The car only has 3 moving parts: 2 rotors and a crankshaft. This simple design makes the car reliable, which is especially important when you are up in the air. The inventors are still waiting on the government to create a sky way system for further testing.