(Parajet Automotive) It takes to the skies at 37 mph and soars at top speed of 100 mph. If the engine fails mid-flight, the Skycar can glide to safety.
Skycar Flies from London to Timbuktu
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NOVEMBER 17, 2009
John Roach, MSNBC

A dune-buggy type car equipped with a massive rear propeller and ability to deploy a giant fabric parasail when its driver and passenger decide to take to the skies successfully traveled from London to Timbuktu, Mali, in West Africa earlier this year.
The trip included successful flights over the Straits of Gibraltar and Sahara Desert –- as well as navigation of kidnapping threats and landmines, according to Parajet Automotive, which makes the vehicle.
The car goes from 0 to 62 mph in 4.2 seconds and drives at top speed of 140 mph. It takes to the skies at 37 mph and soars at top speed of 100 mph. If the engine fails mid-flight, the Skycar can glide to safety. Skycars are on sale for about $80,000. First deliveries are expected in late 2010.
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