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	Moller Skycar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Moller Skycar is a prototype personal VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) aircraft ;— a "flying car" — called a "volantor" by its inventor Paul Moller, who has been attempting to develop such vehicles for many years.
		Moller is currently upgrading the Skycar's engines, and the improved prototype is now called the "M400X".
		Moller reported at the annual meeting of Moller stockholders on October 21, 2006 in Davis, CA that the reserve price was $3.5 million dollars.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Moller_Skycar (526 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : KnowHOW (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Moller is now waiting for a five-acre artificial lake with a soft bottom under construction at a site called The Milk Farm near Dixon, California, a short drive from Davis.
		The M400 Skycar is being projected as a low-cost vehicle that combines the high speed of aircraft with the vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capabilities of helicopters.
		Moller International, the company developing the Skycar, says a model certified by the US Federal Aviation Authority is four years away and has put an initial price-tag of $1,000,000, which can drop to $500,000 if 1,000 units are picked up by the market each year.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1050214/asp/knowhow/story_4341771.asp (1716 words)

	PAUL MOLLER - MOLLER INTERNATIONAL INC (MLER): 2005-03-28
		Moller: That could initially be airport to airport or vertiport to vertiport, which might be a small area in the city or a number of areas in the city, and then you would drive the Skycar from there to your appointment and then return to the vertiport.
		Moller: The major issue for us is finding the right strategic partner to make this happen because clearly this is a technology that is not something you can develop in your garage, and it is not even something you can bring to the marketplace in a small organization.
		Moller: The best vision I can give you is if you took every car that's on the highway in America today and put it in the air at the same time, they would still be miles apart, except of course near the city where you're coming in to land.
	www.twst.com /ceos/ABJ603.htm (5727 words)

	G4 - Feature - Paul Moller: Skycar
		Paul Moller has spent the last 40 years developing the Skycar, a VTOL, or aircraft that takes off and lands vertically like a helicopter and flies like an airplane when in the air.
		Moller has invested $100 million in the Skycar's research and development over the last 40 years.
		The current model of Skycar (the M400, a four-passenger model) is currently in unmanned, tethered flight tests at Moller International's facilities in Davis, Calif. Moller hopes to conduct the first manned flights (he'll be the test pilot) in the spring of 2004.
	www.g4tv.com /techtvvault/features/47003/Paul_Moller_Skycar.html (335 words)

	USATODAY.com - He has a vision, but does he have the Wright stuff? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Moller's perseverance is turning him into a heroic figure among inventors and company starters.
		Moller bought a huge tract of land, built his little office and garage and developed the rest as an office park.
		However, Moller's past is littered with predictions of when the Skycar will be ready for full-scale flights —; dates that have been inevitably missed.
	www.usatoday.com /money/2004-03-30-skycar_x.htm (1858 words)

	TechnoFile looks at flying cars
		Paul Moller has already flown a two passenger prototype so, while the future of this vehicle is still up in the air, the idea seems infinitely more down to earth than pie in the sky.
		Moller claims the M400 will be able to climb, at up to 7800 feet per minute, to a maximum ceiling of 30,000 feet.
		Moller isn’t alone in telling humanity to take a flying leap, though they do seem to be the farthest along in development and, perhaps, the most feasibly mainstream.
	www.technofile.com /cars/skycars.html (752 words)

	KIROMIJI - The Moller M400 Skycar - FAQ
		Ultimately, the airway network will direct all Skycars in such a manner that, while traveling in a specific direction on a designated computer controlled airway, they will all be going at the same speed and be automatically separated from one another.
		The M400 Skycar was engineered to meet the size and other requirements set forth by the DMV and will be "street legal." It should be noted that the Skycar was developed for short distance ground travel at low speeds as a means to conveniently transport it from storage locations to approved take-off locations and back.
		All of the M400 Skycar vital systems have redundant back-up systems including flight control, navigation, engines, etc. As long as both engines in the same duct do not fail, the Skycar can be landed at a convenient airport.
	home.planet.nl /~kiromiji/en/skycar/en_skycar9.html (1666 words)

	Skycar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Moller International has developed the first and only feasible, personally affordable, personal vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) vehicle the world has ever seen.
		From your garage to your destination, the M400 Skycar can cruise comfortably at 275 MPH (maximum speed of 375 MPH) and achieve up to 20 miles per gallon on clean burning, ethanol fuel.
		Moller International's M400 Skycar volantor is the next step.
	www.moller.com /skycar (310 words)

	...Moller Gets Skycar Competition
		After 30 years, Moller's Skycar is likely the most long-lived of the fly/drive dream and about 75 of the faithful turned up at a recent shareholders' meeting to hear the latest news.
		Moller told the group he's hoping to be at the controls himself when the M400 Skycar makes its first untethered flight over a man-made lake in California sometime next spring.
		Hoping that the Skycar's past performance is the best predictor of its future behavior, another California company, AMV Aircraft, is also closing in on a test flight and Popular Science is already on the story.
	www.avweb.com /avwebflash/9_48b/leadnews/186161-1.html (206 words)

	NewStandard: 6/27/99
		Moller's early investors -- fanatical converts to his Skycar vision after seeing him levitate a flying-saucer-like prototype in the 1960s -- are today in their 70s and 80s.
		The Skycar is designed to take off and land vertically, to fly at speeds of up to 300 miles an hour, and to get gas mileage of about 20 miles to the gallon.
		Moller can get the M400 to hover 10 feet off the ground for one minute, his shareholders will have 90 days to exercise stock options that could raise as much as $10 million for the company.
	www.southcoasttoday.com /daily/06-99/06-27-99/b07bu069.htm (1166 words)

	Skycar - UFO - Moller - Flying Saucer
		Moller also invented his own patented system of variable-camber exit duct vanes that direct thrust from 7-bladed, variable-speed fans mounted on each engine to produce lift for vertical take-off and hovering.
		Moller has flown more than 200 manned and unmanned flights with previous models, and he is perfectly confident that his new production model will be the commuter craft of the future.
		Moller declares, "If sufficient funds were available, we could have this thing through the transition phase and be demonstrating it in a matter of months." The first units produced are estimated to cost about $800,000, and he has already 80 orders, each with a $5,000 deposit.
	www.braincourse.com /saucera.html (1180 words)

	Moller Skycar Model 1/38 Scale Die-Cast Metal And Plastic
		The Moller Skycar Model is a 1/38 scale replica of the Moller International Skycar M400.
		The Moller Skycar Model comes with a clear canopy that opens to reveal a realistic looking passenger compartment, with seats for four passengers.
		Moller International, in Davis, California, designed the Skycar M400 to merge the flight characteristics of an airplane and helicopter.
	www.asayo.com /products/moller-skycar-model.htm (214 words)

	THE INNOVATIONHOUSE.COM NEWSLETTER, Issue 1
		His company, Moller International Inc. of Davis, California is betting that consumers are ready to embrace a radical new way of travelling by foregoing traditional commercial flights for the convenience of the Moller M400 Skycar.
		With investments of more than US$100 million over the past 3 decades, Dr. Moller and his team are in the early stages of ground testing their flagship M400 Skycar VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing), 4-seater personal vehicle.
		The pilot of the Skycar will use two hand-operated controls to control speed and direction but it is the automated management system consisting of three independent computers that will actually fly the aircraft.
	www.innovationhouse.com /newsletter1/moller_skycar.html (442 words)

	Skycar
		Skycar Africa is the local agent to Moller International, our objective is to understand the local market and how the Skycar and related technologies can be successfully adopted.
		This Skycar will be sold in the same condition it was in during the last test flights, all remote control equipment will be sold with the Skycar.
		Moller International started the first of a series of flight tests on the 22nd May 2001.
	www.skycar.co.za (170 words)

	Moller Skycar - Gizmo Highway Technology Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Using a principle similar to that of the British Harrier jump jet, the Moller Skycar volantor incorporates a patented thrust deflection vane system that redirects thrust, enabling it to hover or to takeoff and land vertically from almost any surface.
		Dont sell your car just yet the Skycar is currently only in prototype and undergoing testing, Several other hurdles are yet to be overcome like licensing Skycar drivers, where to takeoff and land and how to manage the network of Skycar traffic.
		The later Moller is proposing to be managed by a type of automated GPS based system that has yet to be developed.
	www.gizmohighway.com /transport/skycar.htm (344 words)

	Overview of Skycar and transportation Feb 2001
		The Skycar has more operational flexibility than other small aircraft - it is designed to be used for all lengths of trips, from the short commute in a congested city to the several thousand mile cross-country trip requiring hops of up to 900 miles between fuel stops.
		The Moller Skycar should, because of superior capability, ease of use, and lower cost, greatly expand the use of air vehicles in law enforcement, small quasi-military police actions, surveillance, and rescue operations - the future 6-passenger vehicle will be particularly useful as an ambulance.
		Moller spent 10 years developing a powerful, lightweight rotary engine that is efficient and low cost - 2 horsepower per pound at a cost of $50 per horsepower - this development was so successful, Moller has spun off a separate engine company to market these engines for other applications.
	www.skyaid.org /Skycar/overview2001ALL.htm (7560 words)

	Information: M400P Skycar For Sale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		We believe the Moller M400 Skycar prototype is a Category VIII (f) Aircraft as described by Part 121 of the United States Munitions List, of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 120, July 1993.
		Moller International reserves the right to, obtain and verify the registered information of all users who bid on this auction; cancel any and all bids at our discretion, or end the auction early if necessary.
		Moller International welcomes a buyer’s inspection, but if you want to schedule a buyer’s inspection, notify Moller International and request a reservation during an available viewing period.
	media.moller.com /news/pressrelease/level2_skycarsale.html (1632 words)

	Worldwide Rotorcraft Website: Moller Skycar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		NOTICE 06Apr2000: This note is to acknowledge that this web site has been giving Moller a hard time because of accumulated scepticism over the sincerity of his Skycar project.
		Moller has attracted some criticism for publicising the craft, but never producing a serious photo or demo of any variants of the M400, in the air.
		The risk Moller has taken is to sell the idea and concept well in advance of the technology being available to achieve the goals.
	www.internetage.com /rotorcraft/mollerskycar1.htm (305 words)

	KIROMIJI - The Moller M400 Skycar - Savety
		In the unlikely event that insufficient power is available to hover, the Skycar's aerodynamic stability and good glide slope allows the pilot to maneuver to a safe area before using the airframe parachutes.
		Since computers control the Skycar flight during hover and transition, the only pilot input is speed and direction.
		Undesirable movement of the Skycar due to wind gusts is automatically prevented.
	home.planet.nl /~kiromiji/en/skycar/en_skycar4.html (690 words)

	Antipixel \| Blog \| Skycar
		The SkyCar is in a phase of being tweaked and perfected, by the time it gets FAA certified, obviously it will adhere to very high safety standards, and will not be released until those standards are met.
		Moller will post a new “development” on his web site - “the nacelles are going great but we are forced to re-configure the existing farthings…blah, blah, blah…” This guy has been promising a WORKING Skycar for ten years now, but for some nagging reason, some “design issue” seems to push back a working vehicle.
		Moller claims he has put $50 mil into this over 20 years time and all he has is a fancy fiberglass body that can hover for a few minutes as long as it has a safety tether.
	www.antipixel.com /blog/archives/2005/06/21/skycar.html (3713 words)

	Wired 8.01: Over Drive
		Ten years and millions of dollars later, Moller's M400 Skycar continues to justify the early optimism, though it has yet to fly and has plenty of competition.
		Moller International is taking advance orders for the M400 series, which the company thinks could be in commercial production by 2002, but is probably a decade or two from most family budgets.
		Once SATS is in place, Moller envisions commuters linking the Skycar's onboard computers to the tracking system and letting it set the course.
	www.wired.com /wired/archive/8.01/flyingcar.html (901 words)

	MOLLER PROGRESS REPORT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		If successful, Moller could be commuting to work in the Skycar in the next few years.
		Once certified for production, Moller figures that if at least 500,000 Skycars are produced each year, the cost of the Skycar will fall to about $80,000, the same as a luxury automobile.
		Moller's first machine, the XM-2, was a round, flying saucer-shaped craft using a pair of engines to keep the vehicle hovering a few feet off the ground.
	www.electrifyingtimes.com /tom.html (547 words)

	Moller Skycar
		The Moller Skycar on the other hand is solely an aircraft, albeit a fast and compact one capable of vertical take-off and landing.
		Moller hopes that it has solved such problems through the use of modern computer control.
		Moller International reports that a two-seat craft has flown at up to 12 metres in tethered tests.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /ecars/Misc/Moller.html (535 words)

	Motor Trend: Moller M400 Skycar Prototype Up for Sale
		Moller International has placed its original four-passenger M400 prototype Skycar for sale on eBay, offering a first chance to buy the rocket car of the future.
		The Skycar is a new type of aircraft, which the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) calls a "powered lift" aircraft.
		Construction of the next generation of Skycars is underway but there is only one M400 Skycar prototype with its unique position as the harbinger of future transportation.
	www.motortrend.com /features/auto_news/112_news030128_skycar (744 words)

	Skycar
		It is the first and only M400 Skycar prototype and is being offered in its “as flown at the press flight” condition with all systems intact including command software, double redundant stability system, fly-by-wire controls and eight unique Rotapower engines.
		The prototype M400 Skycar®, is powered by eight air-cooled Rotapower® rotary engines; two in each of the four nacelles.
		Although the Skycar® prototype was designed for an onboard pilot and is equipped with cockpit-mounted controls, it has been flown only unmanned using the remote controls.
	www.cojoweb.com /skycar.html (637 words)

	News / Publications - Press Releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The latest Moller M400 Skycar will incorporate several new features gained from experience with the current prototype and wind tunnel testing that are anticipated to increase fuel economy and make it possible for the aircraft to be driven on city streets to or from a suitable takeoff or landing area.
		About Moller: Moller International was formed in 1983 and is the developer of the roadable Skycar, a four-person Vertical Takeoff and Landing Aircraft currently undergoing initial flight-testing.
		Moller International has invested more than 1 million labor hours into the development of the specialized technology in the Skycar.
	www.ama-inc.com /news/NP_PR_Moller.shtml (450 words)

	Skycar inventor keeps his dream flying - Science - MSNBC.com
		Moller made his millions selling motorcycle mufflers and real estate, but all of that fortune has gone into ventures ranging from a real-life flying saucer to his latest project, the Skycar.
		Moller's Skycar, which is still going through development, is designed to travel as fast as small planes — but is society really ready for flying cars?
		Aviation experts say that electronically controlled "highways in the sky" would have to be specially created for vehicles like Moller's Skycar.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5626495 (372 words)

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