First flying electric car approved by FAA, now available for preorder
WEBJun 30, 2023 · The first flying electric car, 'Model A,' approved by the FAA and it's 100% electric. Under experimental status, the first flying electric car has officially been cleared for take off. This...
Jet Cars | NHRA
WEBKnown for their exciting pre-run flame shows and afterburner pops, jet cars are thrust-driven vehicles propelled by jet engines and are a fan favorite attraction.
Rocket Men: A Quick History of Jet Cars - Car and Driver
WEBApr 1, 2000 · Rocket Men: A Quick History of Jet Cars. The first jet dragsters were built by the Arfons brothers, Art and Walt. After their famous falling out at the end of 1960, both brothers separately ...
Jet car - Wikipedia
WEBA jet car is a car propelled by a jet engine. A jet dragster is a jet powered car used for drag racing. They are most commonly seen at race shows.
What Is a Flying Car? - The New York Times
WEBJun 12, 2021 · BlackFly is what is often called a flying car. Engineers and entrepreneurs like Mr. Leng have spent more than a decade nurturing this new breed of aircraft, electric vehicles that can take off...
The flying car is here – and it could change the world - BBC
WEBFlying cars may seem futuristic – but from commercial jetpacks to personal air taxis, they are already here. Here’s how they could transform the way we commute, work and live.
How close are we really to flying cars? - BBC
WEBJul 17, 2023 · Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) is an umbrella term for passenger or cargo-carrying flying aircraft that are highly automated. Often referred to as air taxis or vertical take-off and landing (VTOL)...
When regular engines won't cut it, there are cars with jet engines
WEBApr 29, 2018 · Not all jet cars are homebrews: This photo from 1954 shows off General Motors' experimental XP-21 Firebird, a gas turbine-powered car.
When a Jet-Powered Car Raced in the Indianapolis 500
WEBOriginally designed by engineer Ken Wallis, the jet car concept got the cold shoulder from racing greats Dan Gurney and Carroll Shelby before it found a home with Andy Granatelli.
800 MPH in a Jet-Powered Car | Smithsonian
WEB“I treat Bloodhound as a very low-flying airplane,” says Ron Ayers, the chief aerodynamicist for the Bloodhound Land Speed Record project—a Mach-busting car designed to exceed 800 mph.
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