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A 'flying' Tesla Roadster sounds impossible, until you see what Lockheed Martin built decades ago
Thrusters are as good at flipping cars as they are at hunting ballistic missiles.
Summary
Thrusters are as good at flipping cars as they are at hunting ballistic missiles. Tesla's long-delayed and still unreleased Tesla Roadster was formally reintroduced on October 15 and besides an angular, Cybertruck-esque design and the ability to go 0-60 mph in less than a second, the company's big surprise was that it can fly. The car can't really "fly" in the tradition of Back to the Future Part II , but more through a collection of controlled falling, jumping and flipping maneuvers.
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