# Airplane Cars The Milner AirCar Could Become An Eco-Friendly Mode of Transit By Djemal | Published 2008-03-10 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airplane-car-milner-aircar-the-new-fly-drive References: [fareastgizmos](http://www.fareastgizmos.com/transport/milner_aircar_is_it_a_car_or_is_it_a_plane_actually_its_both.php) Enter the new fly-drive option for the adventurer - the Milner AirCar is both an airplane and a car, blended into a curvaceous, smooth finish. In the air, it cruises at 200mph and up to 25,000 feet, while on the ground it hits speeds of 85mph. While not in use, it's housed in a chassis not much bigger than your average saloon (after the 28ft wide wings have been folded away.) The diesel powered AirCar is the brainchild of designers Milner Motors of Vancouver, Canada. Milner has succeeded in producing a viable flying car, which lets the driver both fly and drive the AirCar using the easy-to-use car steering wheel and a two-panel, flat dashboard. With a range of 1,000 miles, the $450,000 prototype will be unveiled at the New York International Auto Show (March 21st-30th). Chris and James Milner, the father-son design team, believe the AirCar to be a commercially viable vehicle design that will offer a new aspect to environmentally-friendly flying and driving. Slightly worrying, is that rumours insist they are still working on the ‘flying’ aspect of the Milner AirCar, so you may have to wait just a little longer before you ease into the captain’s uniform. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.4/10 - Popularity: 82% | Activity: 73% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Fly-drive Vehicles:** The Milner AirCar combines the convenience of a car and the efficiency of an airplane, creating opportunities for disruptive innovation in the transportation industry. - **Eco-friendly Flying:** The Milner AirCar offers a new aspect to environmentally-friendly flying, presenting opportunities for disruptive innovation in the aviation industry. - **Viable Flying Cars:** Milner Motors has successfully produced a commercially viable flying car, opening up possibilities for disruptive innovation in the automotive industry. ### Who This Affects Most - **Transportation:** The Milner AirCar's fly-drive concept has the potential to disrupt the transportation industry by challenging traditional modes of travel. - **Aviation:** The Milner AirCar's eco-friendly flying capabilities present opportunities for disruptive innovation in the aviation industry. - **Automotive:** Milner Motors' successful creation of a viable flying car has the potential to disrupt the automotive industry by introducing a new mode of transportation. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Road-Legal Flying Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/switchblade-1.md) - [Flying Car Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flying-car-concepts.md) - [Functional Flying Cars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/a5-evtol.md) - [Wind-Powered Flying Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/super-flying-car.md) - [Flight-Equipped Hatchbacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aeroht.md) - [Working Flying Car Prototypes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flying-car-prototype.md) - [Consumer-Driven Aircrafts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/personal-evtol-aircraft.md) - [Ultra-Fast One-Person Electric Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airspeeder-mk4.md) - [Aviation Powered Cars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beast-by-john-dodd.md)