- Hovercar
A hovercar is a transport vehicle appearing in works of
science fiction . It is used for personal transportation in the same way a modernautomobile is employed.It is incapable of flying but does elevate itself some distance from the ground through some
repulsion technology, presumably exploiting some short rangeanti-gravity principle so as to eliminate friction forces which act against conventional vehicles. Unlike an air cushion vehicle this does not produce a dust cloud.The closest real-world device is the
hovercraft , which elevates itself above a water or level hard surface using a cushion of air retained by a flexible skirt. Such devices are not considered to be "hover cars", however — that term is used only for the fictional device. Examples of hover cars can be found in many science fiction movies and television series such as "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" and in futuristic racing video games.See also
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Avrocar
*Flying car (fiction)
*Helicopter
*Hovercraft External links
* [http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=3398892&page=1 Jetson-Like Flying Car in Production] , ABCNews.com
* [http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/the-future-is-now/moller-m200g-hover+car-in-production-and-selling-for-125k-280546.php Moller M200G Hover-Car In Production and Selling for ~$125k] , gizmodo.com
* [http://www.moller.com/files/M200_Brochure.pdf The M200G Volantor] , Moller.com
* [http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=7644da0fc4f0daff3e67209814d8c791] , HOVER TRANSPORT COMPANY
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