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LESSONTrending: the 'Flying' Tesla Roadster · Part 1EP.120 · 24 s

Trending · Flying Roadster Part 1: Did Elon Musk just make a car fly?

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// WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

15 Oct 2026 near Waco: upside down on a suction ramp, a flip and a landing on air thrusters, a 27-ft jump and 0-60 mph in 0.81 s (Tesla says); production planned 2028.

// LESSON NOTES

Did Elon Musk just make a car fly? 🚗💨

On 15 October 2026, at a SpaceX test site near Waco, Texas, Tesla showed the new Roadster:

1️⃣ UPSIDE DOWN: it drove upside down along a curved ramp, held on by suction fans.

2️⃣ FLIP + LAND: it dropped off, flipped in the air and landed on air thrusters. Tesla says it jumped 27 feet (about 8 m) with a barrel roll.

3️⃣ THE NUMBERS: 0–60 mph (0–97 km/h) in 0.81 seconds on the live timer. Production is planned for 2028, no price yet.

A car that jumps — not quite a flying car… yet. All demo numbers are Tesla's own.

Read the voiceover (transcript)
  1. Did Elon Musk just make a car fly?
  2. October fifteen, Texas: the new Roadster drove upside down on suction!
  3. It dropped, flipped and landed on air thrusters. Tesla says it jumped twenty-seven feet!
  4. Zero to sixty: zero point eight one seconds. Production: twenty twenty-eight.
  5. A car that jumps!
  6. Next: how air makes it fly! Follow for part two!

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