Air Car

"Where are the flying cars? I was promised flying cars!" 
:-- Avery Brooks, 2000 IBM commercialAir cars (sometimes hyphenated "air-cars") are the most common vehicle of Fifth Wave cities, and have replaced most traditional ground-based conveyances.Transhuman Space: Cities on the Edge, p.22 They can travel up to 409 mph (658 kph) for about 4 hours. The vehicle has a deployable parachute it can use in an emergency landing.
* Operation: The vehicle can drive on roads using Driving (Automobile), and uses Piloting (Vertol) in flight.
* Fuel: Air cars run on hydrogen-burning, ducted-fan turbines for lift and thrust.
* Maintenance: Mechanic (Vertol/TL9)
== Stats ==
== Variations ==
Legend says there are also "air buses" which carry up to 40 passengers at similar speeds to the air car.Transhuman Space Classic, p.172
== References ==
* Transhuman Space Classic, p.193
* Vehicle stats from THS: Changing Times, p.67
Category:Vehicles