I had a flying car back in 1967, but it rusted out and finally I had to get rid of it!
Posted on 06/29/2010 12:42:45 PM PDT by OldDeckHand
I inspected the prototype at Oshkosh two years ago. It’s an interesting engineering effort, but I definitely wouldn’t want to fly it. I’ll stick to my Beech Bonanza.
One major drawback of this concept: what if fly somewhere, land, and drive away from the airport to a meeting or something... and you have a minor collision. Even a minor parking fender-bender will probably render the airplane incapable of flight until it’s repaired. So you’re stuck.
Driving on the highway in high winds, or down a 2-lane highway with semi’s going past would certainly stir the adrenalin.
Those folded wings and the high aspect rear v-tail would make this feel like you were towing your sailboat WITH THE SAILS UP.
Would I care if I had a chance to get one and fly it?
NO.
Oh... come on. If they let you take one up for a spin would you say no? Just to see what it was like?
While it's seldom discussed, I believe if the GOP fails to wrest control of at least one house of Congress this fall, general aviation as it exists today, will become a thing of the past. Liberals don't like general aviation. They never have, and they never will. Look what Daley did to Meigs field in the middle of the night.
Was it flown in, or trucked in, just out of curiosity?
I had a flying car back in 1967, but it rusted out and finally I had to get rid of it!
Available for purchase, now.
Honey, grab the shotgun off the porch, quickly!
I used to see flying cars all the time in my Dad’s old POPULAR MECHANICS and POPULAR SCIENCE mags. I still have them (the mags).
And they laughed when I sat down in my Bulgemobile!
With all of the doofus's we have behind the wheel of a car these days, now we want to arm them with flying suicide missiles?
Just to think of all the idiots texting while flying, instead of driving. Dittos on the no thanks.
Actually the Left doesn’t like any form of private transportation unless it’s restricted only to them. We “small people” are to use public transportation that will shortly be horse powered...And I do mean “horse.”
Here. You can carry this in the back of your SUV.
If you fly it and crash into something, the damage will at least be minimal.
THE INFLATOPLANE
http://davidszondy.com/future/Flight/rubber_plane.htm
Oh for a photoshopped Segway passing by . . .
Cute but no victory rolls or upside down stuff eh. Oh, and have it home before dark.
bumpt for later read
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