Scaled Unveils Hybrid "Flying Car"

AvWeb ^ | July 21, 2011 | The AVweb Editorial Staff

[BwanaNdege]

They are looking for someone to take over the project. Any takers?

[BwanaNdege]

[Starrgaizr]

What happens to a flying car after a fender-bender? More efficient to buy a fleet of cars to stash at airports.

[UCANSEE2]

Flying Car?

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

[muir_redwoods]

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.

[N. Theknow]

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."

[dirtboy]

Scaled Unveils Hybrid "Flying Car"

A prototype:

[cynicalman]

It’s the 21st century. I Want my FLYING CAR

[Maceman]

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.

[Oztrich Boy]

I see where they got the idea

[jonascord]

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.

[jonascord]

The design sort of limits conversation.

[muir_redwoods]

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

[az_gila]

What happens to a flying car after a fender-bender? More efficient to buy a fleet of cars to stash at airports.

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

[Boiler Plate]

We don't need three dimensions for that to happen.

[Maceman]

Well, at least it didn’t crash through the roof.

[Dead Corpse]

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.

[Boiler Plate]

Yeah that’s much better.

[jonascord]

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.

[BwanaNdege]

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. :-)