Where’s My Flying Car?

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Key Takeaways:

  • Moller International and its founder faced an SEC complaint in 2003 for making "false and misleading statements" to solicit over $5 million from investors for Skycar development, settling with a $50,000 fine.
  • Despite previous legal issues, Moller began promoting new Skycar designs in 2012, including models intended for the Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) category.
  • These new Moller "LSA" offerings, currently only available as brochures, list specifications (e.g., a 237 mph cruise speed) that significantly exceed LSA category speed restrictions.
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Back in 2003, the SEC filed a complaint against Moller International and Paul S. Moller, for the development and marketing of a Skycar — on January 30, 2012, Moller International began promoting two new Skycar designs for the LSA category. The SEC’s complaint cited “false and misleading statements” Moller used in promotional releases and soliciting “approximately $5.1 million from more than 500 investors.” Moller settled by paying a $50,000 fine and agreeing to a permanent injunction. The latest “LSA” offerings from Moller International are currently available in brochure form. Specifications for one include a cruise speed of 237 mph — about twice the light sport category’s current cruise-speed restriction. A practical flying car with every-man usability has so far eluded the public, but we may have already been introduced to a design that shows promise, aside from the Terrafugia Transition roadable aircraft.

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