Flying car

A flying car is hypthetical personal aircraft that provides door-to-door eariql transportation  e.g., from home to work or to the supermarket as conveniently as a car but without the requirement for roads, runways or other specially prepared operating areas. In addition, the aircraft lacks any visible means of lift (unlike fixed wings aircraft  andhelicopeters, thus allowing it to be operated inurban areas and close to buildings, people and other obstructions. Fulfillment of some of these goals is being attempted by persinal area  being developed. The term "flying car" has also been used to refer to roafable area  and hovetcars

The flying car has been depicted in works of fantasy and science fiction  such as chity chity bang bang , harry poter and the chamber  of cegrate  the jetson , star w ar  blade runner , the fifth element  and the first two back to the future  films as well as in technology magazines such as , and machanixs illstrate popular science.

The flying car was and remains a common feature of science fiction and cinception of the future , including imagined near futures such as those of the 21st century. As an example, less than a month before the turn of the millennium the U.S. journalist gail cillings noted: