ParaJet Skycar V2: the Biofuel Powered Flying Car

In the world of design, we are quite used to viewing products with little or no relation to reality. So when a design named  “SkyCar” and tagged the “the world’s first usable road-legal flying car” comes along, it would be quite easy to dismiss it into the category of outlandish renderings that have no possiblity of actual construction. In this case, we would be quite wrong, however. The Parajet SkyCar, the world’s first bio-fueled flying car, has been under development for several years, and in January, it made a successful air voyage from Europe to Timbuktu. While finished development and testing are still in the future, you can put a down payment on your very own SkyCar today. For around $16,338 (10,000 pounds) you can reserve a SkyCar, which is priced at $81, 700 (50,000 pounds) and expected to be ready for delivery in 2010. While a few grand more than your Accord, it seems like a small price to pay to be able to fly in your car. The fact that development isn’t finished and that the deposits are “fully refundable and re-sellable” indicates that we’re not quite out of the woods as far as the whole design to reality thing goes, but it certainly is an intriguing prospect. [via Autobloggreen]