me and my friend are working on something similar. We prefer to call it a drone though :$

My friend was looking into the material strength and feasibility while I was looking into the software.

We intend to use a 3d printer to build a small scale model and progressively keep making it bigger.

We would love to collaborate if that's ok with you.

Based in Canada (Toronto) and we put ~10 hrs/week max on this project.

The only person I ever saw get a human off the ground was this guy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soxxPyaAT1k and several build vids. He would have really benefited with some fly by wire help

that + [0] + [1] inspired us to get started...

[0] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Yn2uyQJ1jc

[1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAdCt6qgj9k

Terrafugia is awesome. They have tremendous respect from me.

But I dislike any type of folding wings. They will need to make a massively strong hinge/joint for this type of machine since the entire car hangs off that hinge. This makes is heavy, inefficient, painful to maintain, vulnerable in fender benders, etc, etc.

Sounds good to me - call it what you like. Perhaps we can start a conversation. I'm skanga at google's email thingy.

Ambitious! What kind of propulsion system will it have? How far did you get at this point? Where are you based?

Electric propulsion. I have some very promising aero designs that I hope to get into a (virtual) wind tunnel. Bay area.