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Falx Promises Private Tilt-Rotor Aircraft. Verdict: Improbable

This small V-22 Osprey lookalike looks like a sleek and sexy machine, doesn't it? The Falx Salker is a VTOL aircraft and is designed to be a hybrid electric vehicle, with solar energy augmenting the 100hp engine to achieve a fuel efficiency of 10 liters per hour of flight. According to their website, Falx Air Vehicles is "set to release its first 100% scale platform during 2008 leading to certification during the next 3 years." More »

1:20 PM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Kit Eaton
6,408 views, 55 comments

Latest by Purple Dave: @uberfu: Remember. If you're below someone who's flying one of these, you _ARE_ the herd. @froggy: They haven't yet. Why would they start when given something more complicated? The only reason that people manage to keep cars on the road is more »