Discovery News - The world already has a Hummer stretch, but soon it may have a Humvee that flies. Research division of the Department of Defense wants someone to build a four-seat, off-road vehicle that can survive in a war zone.
According to the description of their Transformer TX program, DARPA “seeks to combine the advantages of ground vehicles and helicopters into a single vehicle, maximizing flexibility of movement. The TX concept will provide options to counter traditional and asymmetrical threats while avoiding road obstructions.”
WIDE ANGLE: Flying Cars
According to Aviation Week, military contractors AAI and Lockheed Martin both have feasible designs for such an aircraft and have moved closer to demonstrating a prototype fly-drive vehicle.
The goal of such a vehicle is to fly personnel from a ship to a land-based location. If, while driving on land, the terrain becomes too dangerous or impassable, the vehicle would fly over the obstacles. It could also work in an unmanned capacity to resupply troops. More
