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The first patent for a flying car was issued to Felix Lombardi in, hold your breath, 1918. Mr Lombardi was, however, a century ahead of his times. His invention, sadly was not. Since then, over seventy designs have gotten off the drawing board, some into the sky, some into the ground. But the dream persists and is finally taking shape.
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The first patent for a flying car was issued to Felix Lombardi in, hold your breath, 1918. Mr Lombardi was, however, a century ahead of his times. His invention, sadly was not. Since then, over seventy designs have gotten off the drawing board, some into the sky, some into the ground. But the dream persists and is finally taking shape.
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The Sci-Fi writers and George Jetson had it right after all. The era of personal air transportation is here. Air Taxis will soon be here. Air traffic jams, will, presumably follow. However, several players, big and small, have hopped on to this market with tremendous potential and are drawing, building or test flying futuristic car-planes. Check 'em out.
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In twenty five years, the common person could have a fancy flying machine parked in the garage. From fantasy to reality the journey has not been easy, as the dream to fly took hold as soon as the car was invented, but recent technologic advances have advanced the realization by leaps and bounds.
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