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1. This car just drove up a curved wall and hung completely upside down.
2. Then it launched into the air and did a flip.
3. Sticking and flying look like opposites, but the secret is the same: air.
4. Air is always pushing on us from every side. We just don't feel it.
5. Now a fan under the car sucks the air out.
6. With less air below, the air outside presses the car hard against the wall.
7. One British race car makes up to two tonnes of grip this way. It held on upside down.
8. To fly, it does the opposite: it blasts compressed air straight down.
9. Push air down, and the air pushes the car up. Same trick as a rocket.
10. But it can't stay up like a plane. It's a short hop.
11. Pull air out, it sticks. Blast air down, it lifts.
12. Tesla says this Roadster goes into production in 2028. Flying cars might be closer than you think.

Sources

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3. CNBC, "Tesla unveils long-delayed Roadster, showing off its flying-car ambitions" (2026-10-15)
4. NASA Glenn Research Center, "Gas Pressure"
5. IMechE, "How and why McMurtry made a car that can drive upside down" (2025)
6. NASA Glenn Research Center, "Newton's Third Law of Motion"
7. Electrek, "Tesla unveils Cyberfied new Roadster that can kickflip" (2026-10-15)