Science Fiction
In science fiction, the vision of a flying car is usually a practical aircraft that the average person can fly directly from any point to another (e.g., from home to work or to the supermarket) without the requirement for roads, runways or other specially-prepared operating areas. In such works they can often start and land automatically in a garage or on a parking lot. In addition, the science-fiction version of the flying car typically resembles a conventional car with no visible means of propulsion, unlike that of an aeroplane.
A flying car is subtly different from a hovercar, which flies at a constant altitude of a few meters above the ground.
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Famous quotes containing the words science fiction, science and/or fiction:
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—Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (b. 1922)
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