Dude, Never Mind Flying Cars, Where's My Flying Humvee?

Editor's Note: The following pair of articles appeared recently on the Social News site Newsvine, prompting Threat Centre personnel to wonder, if we can make a prototype flying car, why can't we make a flying humvee? That would be a novel way of dealing with the IED threat in Iraq.

Is Your Flying Car Just Around the Corner? Part 1: Back to the Retro Future.

Is Your Flying Car Just Around the Corner? Part 2: Gernsback's Revenge.