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Just read about this journey around the world in a single engine plane. Nine adventurers flew 60,000 km in a 3 1/2 months.

These are the basic legs:
Leg 1: 3rd of November - 17th of November Palma de Mallorca, Spain to Bangkok, Thailand

Leg 2: 17th of November - 3rd of December Bangkok to Sydney, Australia

Leg 3: 15th of January 2008 - 3rd of February Sydney - Santiago de Chile, Chile

Leg 4: 3rd of February - 22nd of February Chile - Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Read more about the Smiling Flyers.

Flying cars have never seemed to move out of the concept phase and yet they remain a fascination for many. The challenge is kind of like designing an all-in-one printer/fax/scanner. At the end of the day you get a product that is mediocre in all three tasks. But innovative materials like carbon-fiber composites have begun dropping in price and allow for the construction of incredibly strong and light structures. These materials along with new lightweight engines are starting to make the dream a reality.

The Terrafugia Transition Proof of Concept Vehicle (pictured below) made its debut at AirVenture airshow in Oshkosh, WI this past July. The Transition is a roadable (the preferred industry term) sport aircraft being designed to fly up to 400 nautical miles and to easily convert between road and fly modes from the cockpit/driver's seat.

Flying car at home
Flying Car with Wings Deployed
Flying Car with Wings Folded