June 13, 2008

Get a garage for your plane

It would be something like a sci-fi film or book, but the day of the flying car may not be that far away. There is company named ICON who is building a small plane which has folding wings so that it can be easily parked in the garage.

The great thing about these planes is that there are some changes to the way that the pilots licence are issued, obviously this going to vary in different countries, but for small light aircraft the rules are being relaxed, so that there is less time spent on training and even the medical check has been scrapped.

With technology reaching this level, it is not going to be long before we see low flying aircraft skimming over the roofs of houses and pulling up in the drives of house in small specially built cul de sacs.

Naturally there is an element of cost, and also the running costs of plane, but with so many celebrities earning so much money, it is these people who will be leaving the roads for air!

Source [Popular Mechanics]