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Posted on 06/04/2014 10:07:38 AM PDT by Red Badger
VIDEO AT LINK....................
Saw this at Oshkosh last year. Interesting concept, that might actually sell.
Can you just imagine all the morons now that don’t need to be on the road, being in the air...
Unfortunately you can’t even pilot a remote control five pound drone at 1000’ without being a terrorist these days. Something tells me that Uncle Fred avoiding a traffic jam in a crowded city (class B airspace) in his flying car will fall under the same label.
I’m still waiting for my Moller Skycar, silver unitard, and visibly larger brain.
It would sure cut down wear and tear on highways and bridges. Be kinda tough on toll road revenues too.
In other words, planes.
I suppose it will come to pass, but you have to wonder how the formidable problems of traffic control (eventually) and separation from normal aviation will be handled without a massive unaffordable bureaucracy. Oh right we’ve already got one sitting around, finally something for them to do!
Excellent.
The liability insurance on those babies will exceed any real value of such vehicle. Just go buy a Cesna 172 and use courtesy cars from the FBO’s you purchase your fuel from.
....and texting while flying...............
The only way flying cars will EVER be viable is three techs will be needed.
1. Compact Portable and SAFE Electrical power source, ie, portable fusion, or ZPE of whatever.
2. Anti-Gravity type propulsion that is cheap and compact.
3. Automated Computer with guidance and collision control software that is very tested.
We only have ONE of those....so as far as we KNOW....
Just think, all those TSA agents could apply for the jobs, government hires from within first..................
Saw the same headline in 1957.
My uncle, Bruce Hallock built and flew these cars in the 1950’s. One of the many problems will be lawyers. The cost of insuring the manufacturer against lawsuits doubles the price of a plane. America was the world’s leading private aircraft producer. They were mostly driven out of business by lawsuits.
I wonder if they’ll get funding from some guys in the Middle East who aren’t interested in learning how to land?..............
[ It would sure cut down wear and tear on highways and bridges. Be kinda tough on toll road revenues too. ]
It would actually be better for the environment, as there wouldn’t be these giant heat sinks called asphault and concrete highways that soak up the heat.
(which probably contribute more to raising the temps around cities and whatnot than a tiny increase in a trace gas)
Just make the buyer sign an agreement that the mfr will not be held responsible for anything untoward happening while flying the plane....................
With #2 all else is unnecessary................
I live in an area that historically has a lot of fog, but for many years, our fog has been a fraction of what it used to be. our local weatherman says this is due to increased development, specificaly roads, parking lots, housing etc.
The “flying car” looks sort of like an . . . airplane. I guess an airplane with fold-up wings. No doubt a rich-guy’s toy, nothing that could be afforded by the average person. You would probably only be allowed to land and take-off at an airport, so there wouldn’t be a huge advantage to having this as opposed to a normal private plane.
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