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Future Technology: Flying cars

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• The flying Car The idea of getting stuck in a jam annoys a lot of people, the rise in population can be blamed for all this. This may all change however with the introduction of the futuristic flying cars. The cars will be designed in that they would be able to provide aerial transportation from door to door e.g. from home to work, supermarket and other places. This will be without the use of roads, runaways and any other specially made operating areas. Unlike aircrafts, these cars will be able to manoeuvre through urban areas, along buildings, through people and obstructions along the way. • History Although the flying cars may be considered as a science fiction or fantasy, man has tried to make this work by creating prototypes that have paved way for technology advancements that will make the flying cars a reality sooner than later. Henry Ford in 1926 did make a prototype single seat aircraft called the �Sky Flivver’ that disappointingly crashed killing its pilot. Using his ideas, ...