# Yes, you can buy a flying car

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-you-can-buy-a-flying-car/617337>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 30, 2012, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-you-can-buy-a-flying-car/617337 "2012-03-30T23:25:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2012, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-you-can-buy-a-flying-car/617337/1 "2012-03-30T23:25:12Z")

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[If you have the bucks, of course](http://www.controller.com/listingsdetail/aircraft-for-sale/AEROCAR-ONE/1954-AEROCAR-ONE/1223471.htm?).

Certified in the Standard category, 781 TTSN at last Annual. (Which was in 1998, so it’s due. 😉 )

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-you-can-buy-a-flying-car/617337/2 "2012-03-31T00:56:13Z")

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Personally, I think it would be cool to have a better-designed (and built) [Mizar](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVE_Mizar) that used a cooler car.

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**Author:** ![ducati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-you-can-buy-a-flying-car/617337/3 "2012-03-31T02:10:33Z")

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Yikes. I always loved the Aerocar, but 1.2 mil is a bit steep.

How about waiting a few months. The kids at [Terrafugia](http://www.terrafugia.com/index.html)say they’re delivering this year!