The fantasy of every motorist stuck in a never-ending traffic jam – a flying car – is scheduled to take to the road (or should that be skies?) next month. The downer is that it needs 1,700ft of uncluttered road before it can take off. And it costs nearly £132,000. Said to be the first flying car with wings that fold up automatically at the push of a button, the Terrafugia Transition should be equally at home in the sky or on the road. It can switch from being a two-seater road car to a plane in only 15 seconds. If the vehicle survives its first test flight, it is expected to land in showrooms in about 18 months' time. Its maker says it is easy to keep and run because it uses normal unleaded fuel and will fit into a garage. __
