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Update: 2009 sales launch claimed for Moller M200G flying car

Update: 2009 sales launch claimed for Moller M200G flying car

Kenneth Hall July 21st, 2008 Kenneth Hall By Kenneth Hall Author July 21st, 2008
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December 31st, 1969 Update: Moller International has announced that it’s nearing completion of its fourth M200 ‘Jetson’ flying car prototype and plans to start production of an initial run of 40 cars as early as next year. The first cars will be based on the M200G Jetson ground effect vehicle that’s designed to operate at just 10ft off the ground, and is capable of vertical take-offs and landings. Operators won’t need a pilot’s license as the vehicle is controlled by Moller’s own fly by wire computer technology – the operator only needs to choose which direction to send it in. The saucer shaped vehicle can hold up to two adults and is powered by eight rotary engines. Its maximum speed is rated at 100mph and there are models that run on petrol, liquefied petroleum gas and even diesel. Moller is also planning a kit version of the car for launch in 2010, which will be sold alongside the M200G via an international auction. Original: Moller International, a company developing flying cars for over 30 years, has announced it will begin production of a small two-passenger saucer shaped vehicle that can fly or hover at 10 feet. Though it’s not the high-speed flying car we expected, it could well be the first step towards mass production of these kinds of vehicles. The M200 can take-off and land vertically and is powered by 8 rotary engines placed around the edges of the saucer. The company’s founder, Dr. Paul Moller, is calling it the “ultimate off-road vehicle” because “you can speed over rocks, swampland, fences, or log infested waterways with ease because you’re not limited by the surface.” He goes on to explain that “the electronics keep the craft stabilized at no more than 10 feet altitude, which places the craft within ground effect where extra lift is obtained from operating near the ground. This lets you glide over terrain at 50 mph that would stop most other vehicles.” Depending on the price of the engines, the M200 could be as cheap as $90,000. Okay, well not cheap, but certainly affordable for this type of cutting edge technology.
Update: 2009 sales launch claimed for Moller M200G flying car

Update: 2009 sales launch claimed for Moller M200G flying car

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Update: Moller International has announced that it’s nearing completion of its fourth M200 ‘Jetson’ flying car prototype and plans to start production of an initial run of 40 cars as early as next year. The first cars will be based on the M200G Jetson ground effect vehicle that’s designed to operate at just 10ft off the ground, and is capable of vertical take-offs and landings.

Operators won’t need a pilot’s license as the vehicle is controlled by Moller’s own fly by wire computer technology – the operator only needs to choose which direction to send it in. The saucer shaped vehicle can hold up to two adults and is powered by eight rotary engines. Its maximum speed is rated at 100mph and there are models that run on petrol, liquefied petroleum gas and even diesel.

Moller is also planning a kit version of the car for launch in 2010, which will be sold alongside the M200G via an international auction.

Original: Moller International, a company developing flying cars for over 30 years, has announced it will begin production of a small two-passenger saucer shaped vehicle that can fly or hover at 10 feet. Though it’s not the high-speed flying car we expected, it could well be the first step towards mass production of these kinds of vehicles. The M200 can take-off and land vertically and is powered by 8 rotary engines placed around the edges of the saucer. The company’s founder, Dr. Paul Moller, is calling it the “ultimate off-road vehicle” because “you can speed over rocks, swampland, fences, or log infested waterways with ease because you’re not limited by the surface.”

He goes on to explain that “the electronics keep the craft stabilized at no more than 10 feet altitude, which places the craft within ground effect where extra lift is obtained from operating near the ground. This lets you glide over terrain at 50 mph that would stop most other vehicles.”

Depending on the price of the engines, the M200 could be as cheap as $90,000. Okay, well not cheap, but certainly affordable for this type of cutting edge technology.

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  1. By big L #1, Posted: 7/21/2007

    what is that crane doing there?

  2. By j1v #2, Posted: 7/21/2007

    I suppose it's a safety backup ... .probably this is the testing of the prototype.

  3. By Gus #3, Posted: 7/21/2007

    I was wondering when the first of these types of personal flying vehicles would come about.

    Cool...

  4. By Tim Ryan #4, Posted: 7/29/2007

    looks kind of unstable + unsafe for 90,000$
    what if the ship fell over, the passenger would probably have his neck broke.

  5. By His dudeness #5, Posted: 8/1/2007

    Mad retro craziness! That thing looks like a straight carbon copy from the concepts they were doing 40 years ago, the dude piloting it looks like he is still living in 60's! I bet you he comes home and watches those black and white flics about area 51 non stop!!! Its a conspiracy......
    I wouldnt touch that thing with a ten foot pole!!!

  6. By jerry #6, Posted: 8/17/2007

    Typical comments for stick in the mud type, probably descendants of people who believe the earth was the center of the universe, and probable still think its flat.

  7. By Tyler #7, Posted: 2/24/2008

    the flying cars are going to come out 2010 or erly 2011.

    you might think that the crain is doing all the work, but it is the flying sacer doing all the work.

    Tyler,

  8. By Dracco #8, Posted: 3/2/2008

    I am actually disapointed that Moller hasn't come out with a small version of his Skycar that he has been working on for over a decade. NASA is supposed to be helping him with the research, so you would think that something should be done by now. Still a cool recreatoinal toy.

  9. By Paul moller #9, Posted: 4/25/2008

    the sky car will be the most succeful invention yet. i mean there is some faantasy in it but at least we are is turnig that fantasy into reality

  10. By raptor #10, Posted: 7/21/2008

    Eight engines? I wonder how much it costs to change oil :D

  11. By Investor beware #11, Posted: 7/21/2008

    I've seen so many Moller' renderings, mockups, and other proposal over the years. I think investors are getting the idea that this guy is flake. Check it up for yourself.

  12. By Gus #12, Posted: 7/21/2008

    There is no progress without someone going over the line and trying new things.
    Look at Tesla...

  13. By 5cents #13, Posted: 7/21/2008

    When is a new video coming out? That one is from the 1820's and like is mentioned above, looks about as stable as two needles balanced point to point. Plus the music, the music... hahaha.

  14. By burke #14, Posted: 7/21/2008

    Another nice toy for the well to do people. But may we call the Moller a car or a helicopter or just another airplane? Will it have to stop at the traffic lights and yield signs? :-) Whatever it is, with eight rotary engines is going to have to pay a super-gas-guzzler-tax, let alone the cost of insurance,which I presume will be similar to that to cover an airplane

  15. By mike #15, Posted: 7/21/2008

    This was developed back in the late '40s by the Canadian aircraft company Avro-- do a search for the "Avrocar"-- the project was taken over by the U.S. government who spent millions on it. Unfortuneately, it was a complete flop-- it could only hover a few feet off the ground and was very unstable, then again the Avrocar had only one ducted fan not eight.

  16. By Kevin #16, Posted: 7/21/2008

    Is it street legal? LOL

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