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Dr. Paul Moller

Dr. Paul Moller

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Dr. Paul Moller is an aeronautical engineer, professor emeritus at the University of California, Davis, and inventor recognized for his decades-long development of the Skycar, a personal vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) vehicle intended to revolutionize personal transportation. As a guest on late-night radio, his visionary work on volantor technology and his pursuit of a commercially viable flying car have made him one of the most recognized figures in future aviation.

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Episode thumbnail for September 19, 2002: Sky Cars - Paul Moller

September 19, 2002: Sky Cars - Paul Moller

Sep 19, 2002
2h 54m
Art Bell opens with reports of a spectacular Minuteman III ICBM launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base that triggered a wave of UFO calls across the Southwest, then covers President Bush's request for congressional authority to use force against Iraq and a chilling account from Northumberland, Pennsylvania, where wit...
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Episode thumbnail for October 25, 2003: Skycars & Vampires - Paul Moller

October 25, 2003: Skycars & Vampires - Paul Moller

Oct 25, 2003
3h 34m
Art Bell speaks with Dr. Paul Moller, inventor of the M400 Skycar, a vertical takeoff and landing vehicle designed to combine the capabilities of helicopters and airplanes at automobile-level costs. Moller describes a four-passenger craft that fits in a single-car garage, flies at 325 miles per hour, reaches altitud...
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Episode thumbnail for September 23, 2006: The Skycar - Dr. Paul Moller

September 23, 2006: The Skycar - Dr. Paul Moller

Sep 23, 2006
2h 36m
Art Bell welcomes Dr. Paul Moller, founder of Moller International, to discuss his decades-long quest to build a personal flying vehicle called the Skycar. Dr. Moller explains how the M400, a four-passenger vertical takeoff and landing craft powered by eight rotary engines derived from the Wankel design, could allow...