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Pictures: New Flying-Car Design Revealed
nationalgeographic ^ | July 28, 2010

Posted on 08/02/2010 7:43:49 AM PDT by JoeProBono

For anyone who’s ever wanted to skip airport security lines and boarding delays, a newly designed flying car may pave the way for future personal transportation.

Developers unveiled a scale model of the redesigned Transition "roadable aircraft" (pictured in a digital rendering) in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Monday. The new design is both a rear-wheel drive road vehicle and a light sport aircraft that can cruise at 105 miles (170 kilometers) an hour.

Developed by the Terrafugia company, the tweaked design—which adds carlike headlights and a license plate holder, among other things—follows a proof-of-concept Transition, which was successfully tested in 2009.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Travel
KEYWORDS: flyingcar
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1 posted on 08/02/2010 7:43:53 AM PDT by JoeProBono
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2 posted on 08/02/2010 7:47:25 AM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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Do you have any pictures of it folded into a briefcase?


3 posted on 08/02/2010 7:49:27 AM PDT by ConservativeWarrior (In last year's nests, there are no birds this year.)
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This is old news. Scaramanga did this back in the 70's with an AMC Matador.


4 posted on 08/02/2010 7:50:44 AM PDT by VRWCmember
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These things make neither good cars nor good airplanes, but I guess the concept is attractive that’s why people keep trying to market one.


5 posted on 08/02/2010 7:51:07 AM PDT by valkyry1
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6 posted on 08/02/2010 7:51:39 AM PDT by VRWCmember
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To: valkyry1

A all-purpose tool is one that does every job equally poorly.


7 posted on 08/02/2010 7:53:25 AM PDT by hoosierham (Waddaya mean Freedom isn't free ?;will you take a credit card?)
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To: JoeProBono

Interesting design. I read once the main reason we don’t have these (outside of cost) is because what you end up with is a half ass plane and a lousy car when you try to combine the two, the same as when they try to combine a car and boat.


8 posted on 08/02/2010 7:53:33 AM PDT by Dem Guard (The + IRS = Theirs)
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To: JoeProBono
I'd rather have a flying DeLorean.


9 posted on 08/02/2010 7:53:40 AM PDT by VRWCmember
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From what I have heard this thing flies like a pig.


10 posted on 08/02/2010 7:54:03 AM PDT by usmcobra (NASA outreach to Muslims if I were in charge:The complete collection of "I dream of Jeannie" on DVD.)
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Does not seem very streetable or fun to drive.

a bad car and a slow airplane for only how much?


11 posted on 08/02/2010 7:57:24 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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Neat!

But considering the record of American ,and illegals, driving in 2 dimensions on today's roads,I shiver in terror of those same people driving flying cars!!!!

How many will crash while texting?,farding?,phoning?,....and the merging from the shy to the roadway on approaching the cities will be a wonder to behold.

12 posted on 08/02/2010 7:57:37 AM PDT by hoosierham (Waddaya mean Freedom isn't free ?;will you take a credit card?)
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I saw a NASA documentary about flying car concepts.

It basicly said the radar infrastructure could not handle personal airplanes.

Imagine the Obamacrat horror to the concept. Obama is trying to outlaw personal vehicles.


13 posted on 08/02/2010 7:59:07 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: JoeProBono

Ridiculous. One wonders about the attraction of dragging that crap along behind you on the highway.... And imagine trying to parallel park that damned thing.

Wouldn't it be better to have a car-thingy that simply detached from the wing/tail assembly?

14 posted on 08/02/2010 8:00:20 AM PDT by r9etb
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To: JoeProBono

That’s rediculous, sorry ...


15 posted on 08/02/2010 8:01:20 AM PDT by Scythian
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“Super Car” is ain’t.


16 posted on 08/02/2010 8:03:03 AM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: JoeProBono
Maybe they should check with Professor Caracticus Potts.


17 posted on 08/02/2010 8:05:13 AM PDT by VRWCmember
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18 posted on 08/02/2010 8:06:03 AM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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To: longtermmemmory

Yeah I could see where that would be a problem with today’s
technology. They are having enough trouble with the obsolete computers they are using now to keep scheduled airliners from humping each other. lol


19 posted on 08/02/2010 8:06:42 AM PDT by Dem Guard (The + IRS = Theirs)
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20 posted on 08/02/2010 8:06:55 AM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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