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 $90,000. Okay, well not cheap, but certainly affordable for this type of cutting edge technology.
Reader Comments
Sat Jul 21 2007 10:32 AM
big L says
what is that crane doing there?
Sat Jul 21 2007 11:45 AM
j1v says
I suppose it's a safety backup ... .probably this is the testing of the prototype.
Sat Jul 21 2007 1:29 PM
Gus says
I was wondering when the first of these types of personal flying vehicles would come about.
Cool...
Sun Jul 29 2007 1:41 AM
Tim Ryan says
looks kind of unstable + unsafe for 90,000$
what if the ship fell over, the passenger would probably have his neck broke.
Wed Aug 1 2007 5:38 PM
His dudeness says
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!!!
Fri Aug 17 2007 4:40 PM
jerry says
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.
Sun Feb 24 2008 10:20 AM
Tyler says
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,
Sun Mar 2 2008 1:45 AM
Dracco says
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.
Fri Apr 25 2008 4:22 PM
Paul moller says
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
Mon Jul 21 2008 10:58 AM
raptor says
Eight engines? I wonder how much it costs to change oil :D
Mon Jul 21 2008 11:23 AM
Investor beware says
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.
Mon Jul 21 2008 3:30 PM
Gus says
There is no progress without someone going over the line and trying new things.
Look at Tesla...
Mon Jul 21 2008 4:25 PM
5cents says
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.
Mon Jul 21 2008 4:33 PM
burke says
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
Mon Jul 21 2008 6:25 PM
mike says
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.
Mon Jul 21 2008 6:37 PM
Kevin says
Is it street legal? LOL
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