Moller M200G hovercraft heading into production

by Joshua Topolsky, posted Jul 21st 2007 at 4:00PM

Moller Industries, the brainchild of inventor Dr. Paul Moller, announced recently that production would begin on the company's M200G volantor, a UFO-esque hovercraft that apparently can "glide over terrain at 50 MPH." Moller, long known for his work in both hovercrafts and flying vehicles (see the dubious Skycar), has been working on alternative forms of transportation for 40 years. The futuristic looking craft is driven by the company's Rotapower engines, and can allegedly operate up to 10 feet in altitude. Of course, while Moller Industries offers lots of exciting talk about the future of transportation (as well as t-shirts, models, and investment options) to its customers, the company has never brought a vehicle to market. Clearly, the announcement of a "Jetsons-like" craft may fuel enthusiast's hope (and pull in some escrow cash), but the actual production and sale of the $90,000+ vehicle has yet to be seen. Check the video after the break to see Dr. Moller's invention at work.

[Via Wired]

Filed under: Transportation

Tags: m200g, m200x, moller industries, MollerIndustries, paul moller, PaulMoller, skycar, volantor

Reader Comments (Page 2 of 2)

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Bazza @ Jul 22nd 2007 6:34AM

It created its own crop circle already. Cool.

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Eric @ Jul 22nd 2007 9:44AM

Romantic evening with the hovercar

I THINK WE SHOULD GET MARRIED!

WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER THE SOUND OF THE ENGINES! DID YOU SAY WE NEED TO GET BURIED? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

NO! MARRIED! MARRIED!

WHAT?!!

MARRIE.... AH, THE HELL WITH IT.

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angelsvairwaves1 @ Jul 22nd 2007 9:30PM

what jackass would proppose in a hover car?

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ChrisBuzby @ Jul 22nd 2007 10:41AM

I have an idea put a bigger blade on top of the vehicle, hmmm that would never work...
Seriously why get a hover car when you can get a helicopter?

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howard in nyc @ Jul 22nd 2007 3:24PM

this was a great trip down memory lane. i grew up in moller's hometown, davis, california. i first saw a prototype of his flying saucer when i was 12 or 13. i just turned 50--still no flying car. i had no idea he was still around, still plugging away.

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TrueDis @ Jul 22nd 2007 3:27PM

Is this ripped from BetaMax?

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SpecialKDawgg @ Jul 23rd 2007 11:35AM

Fake! (hahaha I know it's not but I say that at most anything)

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messydesk @ Jul 23rd 2007 5:12PM

It's a Fake.
I'm pretty sure it's a Frisbee with a light bulb attached or something.

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Cottonbelly @ Aug 5th 2007 8:55PM

The reason that the Segway didn't do so well is that Bush managed to fall off one of them just before it was released, In front of all the world press... What a knob!

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Lora @ Aug 22nd 2007 7:42AM

I dont think this is fake i think its excellent, im just unsure, it says in the news it can only hovver 3 metres above the ground so what happens if the ground slops will it just drop? Will we be able to use this on the road?

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Ali @ Aug 23rd 2007 10:56AM

Well,this is 2007 and we don't konw what's gonna be Next!

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truthman @ Aug 23rd 2007 3:22PM

HI
Even though the saucer flew once upon a time. it won't fly today, cause they tore it apart. There are only a few of the snowmobile engines left (from the 60's) to power it with. The picture at the top of the page is a FAKE. That's former Supertrapp VP Peter Levin "flying" it. The suspension wires were airbrushed out. This picture was taken about 5 years before it finally flew. Even with some real pictures of it operating, Moller et al are so crooked and greedy they just can't resist circulating fake pictures. This sacuer has been around since 1973, and has spent perhaps 15 min total time in tethered hover, and nothing more. Google "Moller Scam" and see what you get....

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