Flying Hummer Raises Hopes For New Generation Of Poorly-Endowed Men

To the frontiers of automotive technology: “The race to build the world’s first flying military jeep just moved a step closer to the finish line. The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected two companies to proceed with the next stage of its Transformer, known as TX-a fully automated four-person vehicle that can drive like a car and then take off and fly like an aircraft to avoid roadside bombs. Lockheed Martin and AAI Corp., a unit of Textron Systems, are currently in negotiations with DARPA for the first stage of the Transformer project, several industry sources told Popular Mechanics at a robotics conference here in Denver.” I guess the consolation here is by the time this thing turns into a trendy consumer status symbol we will have already done such irreparable damage to the environment that it won’t make much of a difference.