Soon Cars will be flying in Doha streets..

Formatted Soul
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Flying car to hit the market in a year
Drivers hoping to slip the surly - and traffic-congested -bonds of Earth moved a step closer to realising their dream yesterday, as a US firm announced the successful test flight of a street-legal airplane. Massachusetts-based firm Terrafugia said their production prototype “Transition” car-plane had successfully carried out an eight-minute test flight, clearing the way for it to hit the market within a year. The two-seater craft costs around $279,000 (about QR1mn) and some 100 vehicles have already been ordered.

source : Gulftimes
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Some people in Qatar must have already ordered this..spending QR.1M for a car is no big deal in this part of the world..:)

By anonymous• 3 Apr 2012 19:17
anonymous

Reminds me of chinese made toy helicopters you get in lulu. next time i go home, i will buy one such car for my kid..:)

By Captain_Lost• 3 Apr 2012 14:24
Captain_Lost

I can still fly a car, all i need is proper equipment = weed :P

By osamabawab• 3 Apr 2012 14:11
Rating: 4/5
osamabawab

I will be able to go to bahrain without waiting for the bridge, and to Dubai without passing in saudi lands

By asterix---• 3 Apr 2012 14:06
Rating: 4/5
asterix---

Airspace Restrictions would be there as well.. Oh yaa will the Flying Cars be Equipped with RT for Communication with ATC regarding Air Traffic in the same Vicinity...

By britexpat• 3 Apr 2012 13:58
britexpat

I am intrigued. If you are alone. How would you do the safety procedure - as in the airlines ?

By clownfish• 3 Apr 2012 10:54
clownfish

lol this topic is getting funnier.

By Formatted Soul• 3 Apr 2012 10:53
Formatted Soul

Smoke if they can fly a LC or a bike..you think they wont try this?? This car is not for normal people...

By Colt45• 3 Apr 2012 10:34
Colt45

Like they don't fly already? I see them flying all the time whenever I'm on the Wakra Road, Landmark Road, etc. :-(

By anonymous• 3 Apr 2012 10:28
anonymous

imagine on Qatar day! flying cars all over the place and crashing to buildings..

By Safeermadon• 3 Apr 2012 10:24
Rating: 3/5
Safeermadon

Price of land cruicer will be down

By smoke• 3 Apr 2012 09:26
smoke

MUSE it wont be land cruisers it will have to be white air cruisers now :P

By MUSE• 3 Apr 2012 09:23
MUSE

Flying land cruisers and Qataris. I think someone has to write a book concerning the same...chaos!!!

By smoke• 3 Apr 2012 09:20
smoke

Rizks this type of car is not meant for you...you wont be able to fly anywhere with your long air wig..:P

By Rizks• 3 Apr 2012 09:19
Rating: 2/5
Rizks

Smokey, then cant flash while flying instead they will throw water baloons at each other in the sky....:)

By blue_rose• 3 Apr 2012 09:17
blue_rose

looks funny car are flying.. lets see

By smoke• 3 Apr 2012 09:16
smoke

How will they flash the flying car in front of them?

By smoke• 3 Apr 2012 09:16
smoke

Can they fly to dubai over the weekend?

By Rizks• 3 Apr 2012 09:14
Rizks

Can they park in the air and go to Lulu for shopping ? :)

By snessy• 3 Apr 2012 09:12
snessy

Does it come with a remote control? It looks like it should...

By smoke• 3 Apr 2012 09:12
smoke

What about honking at grocery stores and at drive through?

By Rizks• 3 Apr 2012 09:08
Rizks

How about Signals ? will they be fined for jumping the RED signal from the sky ? :)

By GodFather.• 3 Apr 2012 09:06
GodFather.

I am more worried about Noise Pollution!

By Arien• 3 Apr 2012 09:04
Arien

Rizkz !! :) if not a direct drop , it might help. You need a stronger one though ;)

By Rizks• 3 Apr 2012 08:59
Rizks

do u think helmets wil be of any help ? :(

i think the cars weight is above 1 ton and the helment will only save the head wat about the body ? :(

By Arien• 3 Apr 2012 08:57
Arien

Will the government supply helmets to the pedestrians ??

By cherukkan• 3 Apr 2012 08:52
Rating: 5/5
cherukkan

The morning and evening rush in most of the roads will vanish. Thank God.

By anonymous• 3 Apr 2012 08:47
anonymous

can anyone get license right away? or take flying courses?

By Rizks• 3 Apr 2012 08:41
Rating: 4/5
Rizks

so if this flyin car comes here the person has to take 2 lincense...one for driving the car and one for flying the car....lols

By osamabawab• 3 Apr 2012 08:35
osamabawab

so the road traffic jam will become air jam

By JasonGUK• 3 Apr 2012 08:33
Rating: 3/5
JasonGUK

there driving is bad enough on land

By ikei• 3 Apr 2012 08:29
ikei

What about Speed Radar on Sky ...???????

By GodFather.• 3 Apr 2012 08:20
GodFather.

Yes means that there will need more people to work here!

By smoke• 3 Apr 2012 08:20
Rating: 4/5
smoke

Please FS April fools day has past :P besides the news is not practical. Think about it...just coz there will be flying cars made, its not the same as hopping in a car and driving around. Not everyone is gonna be happy to "fly" if they have fear of flying or whatever.

Flying cars are just sci fi imaginations and will never actually come into a common man's hands not anytime soon though.

By shisha202• 3 Apr 2012 08:16
Rating: 4/5
shisha202

So its like more accidents and double fatalities

By Rizks• 3 Apr 2012 08:05
Rating: 2/5
Rizks

And IF any accidents happen in Air the cars will fall on the cars runnin on road - double mishap....lols

By Formatted Soul• 3 Apr 2012 08:04
Formatted Soul

Brite you should give me a lift...:)

It will be fun to see racing in Mid Air...but accidents wont be fun though..:(

By Rizks• 3 Apr 2012 08:03
Rizks

LP, NO - how can a low income person afford to buy tat flying car ? :(

Hence, plz continue with the express way projects.

By anonymous• 3 Apr 2012 08:02
anonymous

Now they can stop all the projects for express ways!

By GodFather.• 3 Apr 2012 08:00
GodFather.

Great news!

By britexpat• 3 Apr 2012 07:58
Rating: 4/5
britexpat

Formatted Soul behind the wheel of a flying car :o(

By Rizks• 3 Apr 2012 07:55
Rating: 5/5
Rizks

Now instead of sparrows and piegons flying early morning while going to work...we will see cars flying,tail gating and flashing hornking in the air....:(

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