The First Flying Car...!

Sounds like a fairy tale, doesn't it? Folks have been waiting for a reliable flying car for a very long time. However, most of us don't realize that the first was actually built way back in 1932!

The First Flying Car Was Made In 1932

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We have yet to perfect the flying car even though the first one was made in 1932 by Waldo Waterman. He called it the Waterman Arrowbile and made five prototypes before ceasing production.

Waterman created the first prototype of his flying car in 1932. It was a winged three-wheeler that he called Whatsit. He created an improved prototype in May 1935 for a flying car competition organized by the US Department of Commerce.

The May 1935 prototype could not be driven like a car. But it made Waterman more determined, and he even formed his company, the Waterman Arrowplane Co. He developed another prototype that could be driven like a car as well as fly. The wing and propeller were removed when the flying car was to be used as a car on land.

Although Waterman made more prototypes that drove and flew, most people were not interested in a flying car at the time. In 1938, he shut down his company.

The very thought sorta scares me when I think of all the traffic problems we have in the city of Houston. I can visualize even a small portion of our crazy drivers flying around the sky like the way they drive on the road...and that is a very scary thought!

Coffee in the kitchen this morning!