Jess Dixon in his flying automobile

Added on October 14th, 2009 by Sleepwalker | Report Post
Tags:Cars, Technology, WTF

c. 1940
Built by Jess Dixon of Andalusia, Ala. Can fly forward, backward or straight up or hover in the air. Runs on road or flys across country. 40 H.P. motor, air cooled, speeds to 100 m.p.h.

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natedog (#1905)

14 years ago

i feel quite ripped off right now

tiki god (#1) (MCS+)

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14 years ago

is this that flying car that we’ve been hearing so much about?

where’s mine?

j_bryon (#112)

14 years ago

At first glance the front looked like a shopping cart.
This would be fun…the perfect vehicle for me to go back and forth to work in, except in the winter.

Queensly (#2597)

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14 years ago

Would love to see how it would perform in windy weather.

Queensly (#2597)

14 years ago

Also, his hat must be on tight.

Flickerdart (#2110)

Reply to Queensly

14 years ago

His head is pressed against the top beam so the hat doesn’t fly off, I’d wager.

barcrest (#3907)

14 years ago

I believe it’s an autogyro and they have been around forever, it’s like the forerunner to the helicoptor. Problem with these home builds is they are not safe. Back in the 60’s you could buy a kit to build your own one of these using a lawnmower engine, people were crashing them and dying because they were too stupid to fit a fuel gague.

Hob (#8045)

14 years ago

Nothing so odd as a autogyro. It would have to have a prop to do that. This is a counter rotating helicopter design. Probably way more dangerous than an autogyro.