Let's Fly: Flying Cars

Let's Fly: Flying Cars — page 1

Let's Fly: Flying Cars — page 2 — TEST FLIGHT It is a clear spring day in the Netherlands Engineers wait at the edge of a runway Soon a vehicle approaches It looks similar to a car But it has only three wheels This illustration shows one company’s flying car design 5 CHAPTER 1

Let's Fly: Flying Cars — page 3 — The car stops The driver gets out He unfolds a rotor on the roof Now the car looks like a helicopter It zooms back down the runway Soon it is in the air The test is a success But the engineers have more work to do Six years later the car is ready FUN FACT The Geneva International Motor Show is held in Switzerland More than 650,000 people attend each year 6

Let's Fly: Flying Cars — page 4 — Flying cars at the Geneva International Motor Show can have many different shapes It is part of the Geneva International Motor Show This event shows off the latest car technology 7

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