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Moller International's 2-Passenger VTOL for Sale on Ebay

DAVIS, Calif.--Moller International announced today that its original two-passenger M200X prototype saucer-shaped vertical take off and landing aircraft, predecessor to its better known Skycar® aircraft, is going to be offered for sale on Ebay. The auction is anticipated to start at 08:00 AM PDT, Tuesday, 14 November, 2006.

On October 9, 2006 Moller International offered its M400X Skycar prototype for sale, but bids tendered did not meet the Companys minimum reserve price. The Skycar is a revolutionary new type of vehicle designed to vertically take off and land, seat four persons and travel 700 miles at a top speed of 350 mph. An internationally recognized developer of vertical take off and landing aircraft, Moller International is now offering its M200X, a smaller aircraft designed for two. The M200X is a working prototype that successfully demonstrates the capabilities of what Dr. Paul Moller calls a volantor, a quick and nimble flying vehicle.

Among the many safety features of the M200X volantor are a highly redundant multiple Rotapower® rotary engine propulsion system along with a computerized artificial stabilization system. The computer-controlled aircraft is easy to fly while being highly maneuverable. The M200X has completed over 200 flights, including remotely piloted flights, as well as tethered and untethered flights with an on-board pilot. While most flights were tethered it was never necessary to use this safeguard during any significant flight of the M200X, which was a remarkable measure of the aircrafts reliability.

Moller International is a fully reporting public company and holds over 40 patents in transportation-related technologies. It has completed contracts with the National Air and Space Administration (NASA), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS), US Army Research Laboratory, the US Navy and US Air Force.

Additional information on the M200X is available from the Company via its website, www.moller.com.