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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

What’s The Point of Darpa’s ‘Flying Humvee,’ Exactly?


Rotating ducted fans? Check. Four-wheel drive? Check. Wings that allow a truck to glide into the nighttime sky? Check. Military value? Um…

This is Lockheed Martin’s design for a bizarre mashup of plane, helicopter and Humvee called the Transformer. Dreamed up and funded by the Pentagon’s futurist researchers at Darpa, the Transformer is the answer to the long-standing dream of a flying car.

Read More: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/10/darpa-flying-humvee-designs/

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