Pal-V is a “flying car” that looks more like a flying motorcycle. Its three wheels would make it so in many countries. It flies as a gyrocopter, maintaining a sporty approach to its transition from ground to air. One reader has suggested dropping the term, “flying car,” even though it has captured reporters’ (and America’s) imaginations for the last hundred years. Dutch Treat? The Dutch creation, under development for close to a decade, looks like a plausible contender for an all-purpose transportation device. Its compact dimensions mimic a car on the ground, and its clever unfolding to become a gyrocopter allows quick and apparently easy transition from one mode to another. The company calls the total experience, “FlyDriving.” In “car” mode, its rear suspension geometry allows leaning into the corners with “Dynamic Curve Stabilizer” control, very much like a motorcycle. The closed two-seat cabin is considerably less raucous, though, than open-air motorcycling. In aircraft mode, its 87 mph cruising speed …
