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Fire up the flying car & go see this hovercraft exhibit

05/22/25
The promise of flying cars for everyone hasn’t quite materialized, but the Washington State History Museum‘s newest exhibition reminds us that a unique hovercraft, or air-cushion vehicle (ACV) was invented by amateur engineer and Washington resident, Walter A. Crowley, in 1958. Back then, the AeroGo company’s futuristic vehicle was called the Terra Skipper. It had a […]

Why don’t we all own flying cars?

04/30/23
Cars. Airplanes. Both are great ways to get around. But wouldn’t it be great if the two were put together so the same vehicle could get you where you needed to go no matter what the traffic conditions? Lots of people have been working on making that dream of flying cars – or roadable aircraft […]

Flying cars? Not so new

05/29/12
I’m working on a few articles about this weekend’s grand opening LeMay-America’s Car Museum, in Tacoma, Washington and running through the list of treasures in their collection: a 1916 Pierce-Arrow Brougham, a  1930 Dusenberg Model J, a 1942 Chevrolet Blackout, and a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray to name just a few. The list of […]

Maggots and flying cars. Need we say more?

07/01/10
Besides the story about the Charlotte-bound US Airways plane that had to return to the gate in Atlanta because maggots started dropping from an overhead bin (watch video at your own risk…) …the best aviation-related story making the rounds today was about yet another FAA-approved flying car. The Christian Science Monitor’s story about the Terrafugia […]