[aurora72]

It looks like a HOAX, the video doesn't show the vehicle in a test fly, or during a take off. 98% of the video either shows the vehicle going on the ground just like other non-flying cars or shows people discussing about a flying car.

[stretchwithme]

And here it is taking off:

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN6IlPBNRMQ

[dools]

It shows the vehicle flying and landing. In order to be landing it must have had to take off at some point ...

[hasenj]

Why the downvote? it really does look like a hoax.

Plus when people say "flaying car" I expect a sci-fi like flying care: that it can hover and fly vertically, not have a parachute-like thing attached to it.

This one really almost looks like an april fools joke.

[gvb]

"It looks like a hoax" is not a useful comment and has no research to back it up. The poster apparently did not even read the text under the linked video, which says "[T]he FAA has also issued the Maverick a S-LSA aircraft airworthiness certificate."

It is highly unlikely the FAA would issue a S-LSA[1] aircraft airworthiness certificate to a hoax.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-sport_aircraft

http://www.sportpilot.org/learn/aircraft_index.html

[stretchwithme]

really? Flying is hovering?

How angry will the birds be when I tell them they are doing it wrong?