Your Best Hope for a Flying Car? DARPA's Pitch for a Flying Humvee

Remember that fantastical-sounding flying car that DARPA proposed earlier this year? It isn't just a pipe dream anymore--the defense agency has released a 58-page announcement (pdf) detailing the military's vision of "a robust ground vehicle that is capable of configuring into a VTOL air vehicle with a maximum payload capability of approximately 1,000 lb". In other words, the military wants a flying Humvee.

The UK Register points us to the lengthy Pentagon announcement, which lists...