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 (Moller International, USA) Moller, a former engineering professor at the University of California at Davis who has put millions of dollars and decades of time into his dream of getting a flying car off the ground.
Flying Car Guru Plugging Away
NOVEMBER 17, 2009John Roach, MSNBCMeet George Jetson, er, uh, that's actually Paul Moller, a former engineering professor at the University of California at Davis who has sunk millions of dollars and decades of time into his dream of getting a flying car off the ground.His company, Moller International, is ramping up to release a production model of the M200X, the flying-saucer like flying car shown here. The VTOL vehicle will operate at up to 10 feet off the ground and reach a maximum speed of 100 miles per hour, according to performance specifications.Moller's loftier goal is the 4-seater M400 Skycar that can fly up 36,000 feet and reach a maximum speed of 360 miles per hour.
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