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Scaled Unveils Hybrid "Flying Car"
AvWeb ^ | July 21, 2011 | The AVweb Editorial Staff

Posted on 07/21/2011 8:46:54 AM PDT by BwanaNdege

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They are looking for someone to take over the project. Any takers?
1 posted on 07/21/2011 8:46:57 AM PDT by BwanaNdege
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2 posted on 07/21/2011 8:48:43 AM PDT by BwanaNdege (For those who have fought for it, Life bears a savor the protected will never know.)
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What happens to a flying car after a fender-bender? More efficient to buy a fleet of cars to stash at airports.


3 posted on 07/21/2011 8:54:38 AM PDT by Starrgaizr
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Flying Car?

As my son said, “a flying car IS an airplane”.


4 posted on 07/21/2011 8:56:42 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post)
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When I consider the number of morons I encounter daily who can’t handle navigation in two dimensions, I get queasy considering their skill with three.


5 posted on 07/21/2011 9:02:27 AM PDT by muir_redwoods (Somewhere in Kenya, a village is missing an idiot)
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When I consider the number of morons I encounter daily who can’t handle navigation in two dimensions, I get queasy considering their skill with three.

But wouldn't it be fun to zoom over somebody going 5 miles under the limit in the left lane? In lieu of the rocket launcher in the front grill to persuade them to understand the true meaning of "Slower Traffic Keep Right."

6 posted on 07/21/2011 9:25:17 AM PDT by N. Theknow (Si Ego Certiorem Faciam Mihi Tu Delendus Eris)
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Scaled Unveils Hybrid "Flying Car"

A prototype:


7 posted on 07/21/2011 9:26:43 AM PDT by dirtboy
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It’s the 21st century. I Want my FLYING CAR


8 posted on 07/21/2011 9:31:06 AM PDT by cynicalman
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If these vehicles become popular, it will be raining cars.

Every time there is an accident, someone on the ground will be at risk of having a flying car fall on their head, or their home, or their office building.

If you think the skies are crowded with airplanes, just imagine what it will be like having flying car traffic over head.

Somehow, I don’t think people have thought this through.


9 posted on 07/21/2011 9:56:34 AM PDT by Maceman (Obama: As American as nasei goreng)
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I see where they got the idea


10 posted on 07/21/2011 10:12:01 AM PDT by Oztrich Boy (Monarchy is the one system of government where power is exercised for the good of all - Aristotle)
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The thing to consider when pondering control issues in cars and aircraft:

If you are off by 10 feet in the X, Y or Z axis in an airplane, 99% of the time you're still cool.
In a car, if you are out of position by 10 feet, 99% of the time you are in DEEP trouble...

Another thing: Who would ever trust a dim with a pilot's license? They are more worried about a bumper sticker than an oil change. Go to any college town and the quality of driving is an inverse ratio to the number of stickers cluttering up the paint. They sneer at redneck mechanical types who know what's under the lid thingie on the front end of the car, but can't change a tire.

11 posted on 07/21/2011 10:12:33 AM PDT by jonascord (The Drug War Rapes the Constitution.)
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To: BwanaNdege

The design sort of limits conversation.


12 posted on 07/21/2011 10:15:46 AM PDT by jonascord (The Drug War Rapes the Constitution.)
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All true but it’s pretty rare that one is moving at 30mph when things go wrong in the air. Also, it can be tough to pull over and decide what to do when flying


13 posted on 07/21/2011 10:46:49 AM PDT by muir_redwoods (Somewhere in Kenya, a village is missing an idiot)
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What happens to a flying car after a fender-bender? More efficient to buy a fleet of cars to stash at airports.


Err... like Hertz and Enterprise do already....:^)

14 posted on 07/21/2011 11:14:37 AM PDT by az_gila
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We don't need three dimensions for that to happen.


15 posted on 07/21/2011 11:39:04 AM PDT by Boiler Plate ("Why be difficult, when with just a little more work, you can be impossible" Mom)
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Well, at least it didn’t crash through the roof.


16 posted on 07/21/2011 11:41:33 AM PDT by Maceman (Obama: As American as nasei goreng)
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A roadable aircraft is not a flying car. Any idiot can put beefier tires on an ultralight.

AirScooter II, Moller M400, Springtail EFV, PAL-V... These are all real commuter light aircraft that real people could really commute with. For real. Really...

Burt's offering is no better than the Terrafugia that recently made some headlines.

If you can't park it in a Target/Wal-Mart parking lot, it isn't going to take off in the general marketplace.

17 posted on 07/21/2011 12:05:43 PM PDT by Dead Corpse (explosive bolts, ten thousand volts at a million miles an hour)
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To: Maceman

Yeah that’s much better.


18 posted on 07/21/2011 12:23:23 PM PDT by Boiler Plate ("Why be difficult, when with just a little more work, you can be impossible" Mom)
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To: muir_redwoods

When things go wrong in the air, it’s usually on the evening news...

The desire to pull over is why there are toilets in hangers.


19 posted on 07/21/2011 12:46:05 PM PDT by jonascord (The Drug War Rapes the Constitution.)
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Remember that airplanes don’t NORMALLY travel head-on at each other, passing within 10-15 feet (or less) of each other with a closing speed of 120 to 150 mph. :-)


20 posted on 07/21/2011 1:01:16 PM PDT by BwanaNdege (For those who have fought for it, Life bears a savor the protected will never know.)
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