"Flying car"

• Source: Global Times
• [15:34 August 05 2009]
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"Every time I got stuck in a traffic jam, I couldn' t help thinking about an inexpensive car which can vertically fly like a helicopter, so we could pass the cars ahead of us to avoid the annoying wait," said Xie, revealing how he was initially inspired to invent his "flying car".

The car's propellers

Xie Yanzhou with his "flying car"

He immediately thought of model planes, then he decided to make his dream come true based on his knowledge of them with help from his parents and teachers.