Overheard in the tech blogosphere » flying car http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard A Whatis.com blog Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:32:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Overheard – Roadable aircraft, meet George Jetson! http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard/overheard-roadable-aircraft-meet-george-jetson/ http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard/overheard-roadable-aircraft-meet-george-jetson/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:03:43 +0000 Margaret Rouse http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard/overheard-roadable-aircraft-meet-george-jetson/ Glenn Pew has posted an interesting video on the first test flight for the Transition, the “flying car” that’s currently causing a blogswarm.   As a kid, I spent my summers at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Fly-In out in Rockford, Illinois.  My dad was a pilot and he loved home-builts, restorations and prototypes.  He would have flipped for the Transition!

My favorite quote about the Transition? “They spent months proving that it could drive. Earlier this month, with little fanfare, they proved it could fly.”

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If you’re interested in  learning more about the prototype, here’s a peek inside the cockpit from AVWeb.

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