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I can't imagine anything that is practical, fits in its lane, and can also fly efficiently. Not saying that it can't be done, but I have a hard time envisioning what it might look like.

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It may not be practical, but in the world of scifi, I think we have lots of artistic attempts to design what such a vehicle might look like. Take most of the "cars" in The Fifth Element. They don't have wings, and are essentially cars that have some sort of lifting unit where tires would have been. But they look more car-like that plane-like, and fit what I think most of us regard as a "flying car".

It might look like this? (Warning - not pretty)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafner_Rotabuggy

Hahaha. Thanks, I was actually trying to picture what a helicopter car would look like, and now I know.

Also. http://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/article/6/3/0/530630_v1.j...

The flying Jeep and the flying Pinto (the latter had disastrous results).

I currently own a Jeep. My dad once owned a Pinto.

Who in their right mind would think "You know, this is the perfect car to strap some wings to!" for either of these vehicles?

That's just giving the middle finger to the god's of flight begging for a quick death.

Again, in the the flying Pinto's case - that's what happened.

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