Flying Saucers Go Into Production
Updated: 11:40, Friday August 03, 2007
A "flying saucer" that glides three metres above the ground and carries two people has gone into commerical production.
The M200G volantor: yours for under £45,000
US company Moller International has begun to manufacture parts for its Jetsons-like personal flying pod, the M200G Volantor.
The M200G is the size of a small car and is designed to take off and land vertically.
Company founder Dr Paul Moller calls the craft "the ultimate off-road vehicle" as it is able to travel over any surface.
"It's not a hovercraft, although its operation is just as easy," said the aeronautical engineering boffin.
"You can speed over rocks, swampland, fences, or log-infested waterways with ease because you're not limited by the surface."
The craft was inspired by The Jetsons
The craft was inspired by The Jetsons
The flying saucer is designed to fly at an altitude of up to three metres, where it benefits from extra lift created by a cushion of air - known as ground effect.
This allows the M200G to glide over terrain at 50mph, powered by eight of the company's Rotapower rotary engines.
Moller International has not arranged for training or licensing requirements to operate the vehicle.
But it is prepared to offer demonstration sessions at its California base once the vehicle is ready for market.
The company has said the price for its M200G could start as low as £44,340 depending on the number ordered.
― bastardo, Friday, 3 August 2007 15:57 (eighteen years ago)
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") files this Complaint for Violation of the Federal Securities Laws ("Complaint") against Moller International, Inc., and Paul S. Moller (collectively "Defendants") and would respectfully show the Court as follows:
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
This matter involves a fraudulent, unregistered offering and the filing of a fraudulent Form 10-SB by Moller International, Inc. ("MI" or "the company"), a California company engaged in the development of a personal aircraft known as "the Skycar."
From at least 1997 until October 2001, Paul S. Moller ("Moller"), a university professor and inventor, sold unregistered shares of MI stock directly to the public, raising approximately $5.1 million from more than 500 investors.
MI fueled investor interest through materially false and misleading statements about the company's imminent listing on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") and the Nasdaq Stock Market, the projected value of MI shares after such listing and the prospect for product sales and revenue.
― brownie, Friday, 3 August 2007 16:09 (eighteen years ago)
"You can speed over rocks, swampland, fences, or log-infested waterways with ease because you're not limited by the surface."
Well, this should sell well in the great forests of British Columbia, I suppose.
― Phil D., Friday, 3 August 2007 16:35 (eighteen years ago)