In the fall of 1962 The Jetsons premiered on prime time television in the United States. For those who remember the show, you may be surprised to learn that the show only ran until the spring of 1963. Of course it has run in syndication ever since and new episodes were created in 1985, 1986 and 1987 as part of the new program, The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera.

1. A Flying Car - George Jetson Would Be Proud

2. In the fall of 1962 The Jetsons premiered on
prime time television in the United States.

3. For those who remember the show, you
may be surprised to learn that the show only
ran until the spring of 1963.

4. Of course it has run in syndication ever since
and new episodes were created in 1985,
1986 and 1987 as part of the new program,
The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera.

5. Though no year was specified in the program
as to when in time the Jetsons lived, many
think it was set in the year 2000.

6. In 1962, perhaps viewers thought that by the
year 2000 it might be possible that one could live
like the Jetsons, in a world with holograms, aliens
and highly developed robotic units that could
assist in making everyday life much easier.

7. George Drove A Flying Car

8. Of course, the most futuristic element of the
show was how George Jetson got to work.

9. George got to work each day by driving his
own personal flying vehicle.

10. A contraption with a large glass windshield
and roof that allowed viewers to see George
and the whole family as they flew from one
location to another.

11. Well now it is 2015, and the idea of a flying
personal vehicle is still not a reality, but
perhaps that reality is closer than most of us
think.

12. A company called Terrafuga believes that it
can have a flying car model available to the
public for sale perhaps as early as 2021.

13. They are calling it the TF-X and it will be a
four seat flying car that can take off and land
vertically, with the ability to reach speeds of
over 200 MPH.

14. It is powered by two 600 horsepower
engines, which are connected to folding
propellers that extend off of each side of the
vehicle.

15. There Is Flying Car Competition

16. The Terrafuga company also has some
competition.

17. A competitors model called the GF7 uses an
electric motor to propel the vehicle when it is on
the ground and a 3,500-pound thrust jet engine to
allow it to reach speeds of up to 550 mph and a
maximum height of 38,000 feet.

18. There is also the PAL-V, which has a three
wheel design combined with a more
conventional helicopter function and is able
to reach speeds in excess of 100 mph when
airborne.

19. And finally, there is the Slovakian
Aeromobile 2.

20. 5, a flying vehicle that has already made
successful test flights and which can also
reach speeds above 100 mph in flight.

21. As depicted in the Jetsons, a flying car was
not able to become a reality by the year
2000, but we may soon be looking up in the
sky and seeing our neighbors winging their
way to work just like George did.