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when you make your millions- I will take one for Christmas
But my personal favorite is the Hoveribke, because it looks like I could blast some Ewoks on Endor with it.
It is one of those inventions that makes neither a good automobile nor a good airplane. Sometimes there is no good combination that is good at both.
Finally, Supercar!
Flight -- Weak range, 1 passenger, any baggage/payload?
A bad airplane that converts into a terrible car. What's not to like?
Alternative: Drive your own car (any KIA would be better) to your local airport, fly your far better Cessna 172 to your destination, RENT A CAR there.
Cool! I bet it’s hell on a windy day. Also, where do you put the groceries?
Pretty cool.
On the road, though, it looks to be about as long as my long bed crew cab pickup truck.
PS - I want one.
I still like the Volantor Skycar.
I find it a little disturbing that they didn’t list useful load...that’s a pretty important piece of info to leave out of the specs.
My uncle was Dewey Bryan: http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/aviation/diy-flying/top-10-attempts-to-build-a-flying-car-7#slide-7
He lived in Michigan and the frozen lake in front of his house was his airport. He died at the Oshkosh airshow in ‘74.
He also invented the Vertibird and made the mistake of showing it to Matel and never got a dime when they said they weren’t interested.
Nothing new. Popular Mechanics had one on the cover 50 years ago.
When this car is readily available, look for way to many crashes.
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Looks like it would take a skilled pilot to land this bird on all four wheels. Not much clearance in the front wheel area from the landing surface to the bottom of the fender/wheel well. Landing angle also have to be relatively flat to avoid prop strike. Taking off would also have to be at a shallow angle to avoid damaging the prop. Specs don’t give much info re: weight.