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I love the idea. I even designed something like this car when I was a teenager in high school. But I doubt this will ever be something mainstream. Here's my opinion: 1. Something that flies will never be roadable enough to withstand the physical abuses that cars take. If you park this thing at a supermarket and someone opens their door into your wing...There are too many road hazards that cars run over and don't care because they don't have to fly. But if you ever miss some structural damage = you're dead once you're in the air. 2. If you can't take off from your house, you still have to drive to the airport. That takes time in traffic. Once you get to the airport you have to go by aircraft flying rules. More time. When you land at your destination you still have to drive to your final one. When you add these times together versus the cost of owning this thing + the awkward looks, it's just not worth it. It's much easier and safer to simply buy a car and an airplane, drive the car to the airport, get into your plane, fly to wherever you're going and simply rent a car there. Done. No headache and each vehicle is designed for their specific task without compromise. 3. Can you imagine picking up a date in this contraption? I can't imagine any young girl getting into one without feeling embarrassed. It's not exactly James Bond slick! Wings fold and just stay there, the big tail, weird canard/bumper. You'll be the laughing stock of any community if you take it out. Drive it to the grocery store? Ridiculous. So, therefore it will be just an interesting oddity, a curio, a clever design but that's about it. If you want a real "flying car" it must look "cool" and slick like the stuff from science fiction. It should not have half folded wings sticking out. The only design that ever came close was the LaBische FSC-1. But the most important part is that you can fly it right from your house or from any freeway and land anywhere. This will probably never happen because if you thought traffic accidents are bad, can you imagine flying cars raining down on people due to drunks, idiots ,irresponsible teenagers or half awake grandmothers flying over your head!