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| Tweet Topic Started: May 26 2015, 11:00 PM (764 Views) | |
| robertino | May 26 2015, 11:00 PM Post #1 |
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http://www.businessinsider.com/flying-car-aeromobil-flies-430-miles-2014-12#ooid=44bHc1cjpmYSby-_naa89eX-ylK8u5ju |
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| myredvert | May 27 2015, 12:13 AM Post #2 |
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I have always thought that design was by far the best looking of all the "flying car" designs currently in the works. ![]() One thing about it is that the wheel/landing gear geometry is going to make for some very interesting takeoff and landing characteristics, which will make it much easier to cause some serious structural damage on landing. We are not likely to see any of these designs become "common" anytime soon. When the day finally comes that any of them actually makes it through certification and into production, the cost is going to be very prohibitive for most people. There may be one of these in every garage, but a lot of those garages won't be able to have houses attached.
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| Metromightymouse | May 27 2015, 02:40 AM Post #3 |
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I suspect that the only way something like this becomes common is if we figure out antigravity in a reliable and affordable way. |
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| Ephemeral Glade | May 27 2015, 03:31 AM Post #4 |
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Long before we master anti-gravity, I am confident we will create a small suppository with enough propulsive energy to fly 430 miles. The nozzle will be oriented perfectly. Think of how much less energy it will take to push just your body through the air as opposed to some car sized machine. Rather than two thousand pounds(!) of failure-prone machinery, imagine, if you will, a small anti-matter driven thruster. Even though it will contain an awesome amount of energy, it will be no bigger the a twenty-four ounce bottle of Corona. Real flying, like a bird- like Icarus, made easy for every person with a little Astroglide. 1- You heard it here first! and, b- Do I have to think of everything?! |
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| myredvert | May 27 2015, 04:27 AM Post #5 |
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![]() 1. I just spit up laughing. 2. I just realized there is a definite line as to what I do not wish flight test.
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| Freeman | May 27 2015, 05:36 AM Post #6 |
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The Family Man
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Maneuvering in a 3D space has never appealed to me. I barely trust 10% of the population to navigate a 2 dimensional space. |
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| Bjetmech | May 27 2015, 07:17 AM Post #7 |
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Sign me up!
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| aaronvincent | May 27 2015, 08:15 PM Post #8 |
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Mr Mojo Risin'
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People can't even drive on solid ground, don't make those morons airborne! A fender bender in the sky sounds like a whole lotta "not fun"
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| PTA2PTB | May 27 2015, 08:31 PM Post #9 |
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I'm totally awesome! I swear.
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One need only look to the seagull, after it's been fed an Alka Seltzer tablet, to understand just how fundamentally flawed this idea is. |
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| Boogie Rat | May 28 2015, 09:39 AM Post #10 |
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It'd bring a whole new meaning to the phrase, "my car stalled" |
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| Ephemeral Glade | May 28 2015, 12:00 PM Post #11 |
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Those are hilarious posts! LOL! |
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| robertino | Jun 5 2015, 11:46 PM Post #12 |
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AHH CRAP....They just crashed it !! They had to deploy the safety parachute but it's still damaged badly ! |
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| PTA2PTB | Jun 6 2015, 09:29 AM Post #13 |
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I'm totally awesome! I swear.
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"It integrates two utilities in a similar way as a smartphone, which is a good phone and internet browser in one," said AeroMobil spokesman Stefan Vadocz. Oh boy, there's just what we need, a skyfull of people in their car-planes, yakin' on the phone. *HANG UP AND FLY* |
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A fender bender in the sky sounds like a whole lotta "not fun"
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