Flying car

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If PAL-V Europe of the Netherlands has its way, we might all soon be driving around in three-wheeled vehicles that can fly.

Since Henry Ford built the Model T Ford, people have been dreaming of a vehicle that could drive and fly.

It took almost 90 years before this dream could be realised, but now it will - that is, if PAL-V Europe of the Netherlands has its way.

The company began researching the concept of developing a flying car back in 1999, investigating a number of possible concepts. The company made numerous designs and patented all its findings.

Based on its research and with support from a number of investors, the team at PAL-V Europe, led by John Bakker, recently announced that they are to build the PAL-V One, which they claim will be the first personal air and land vehicle (PAL-V).

Once built, the three-wheeled PAL-V will run on petrol, as with a conventional car, but also on biodiesel or bio-ethanol. It will reach speeds of up to 200km/h both on land and in the air. Airborne, the PAL-V will fly under the 4,000ft (1,500m) floor of commercial airspace.

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