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I was a big Jetsons fan as a kid, and I want one.
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I want to see the first flying Cop Car. Writting tickets is gooing to be pain though.
There’s always the posssibility that the Moller Skycar will beat it into production.
Wonder if it will catch on like the first one??? Yawn!!!!
I’d call it a drivable airplane. That’s O.K. by me — because a pilot’s license will be required, and aviation rules will apply.
What I never want to see is flying cars. It’s bad enough having idiots in front of me, maniacs behind, clowns to the right and jokers to the left — having to deal with all of them above and below me as well, would be too much.
Pretty cool except for the bungee cord stabilizing the steering wheel during flight. ;>)
“The first flying car to actually fly was built by Waldo Waterman. Waterman was associated with Curtiss while Curtiss was pioneering naval aviator on North Island on San Diego Bay in the 1910s. On March 21, 1937, Waterman’s Aerobile first took to the air.”
This will last until the first one eludes a traffic cop by taking off.
Where’s the video?All I see is Groupe of PDF’s.There is NO video link.
Me too. Here's all I could afford, though.
BTTT
Will it have cruise control?
I betcha don’t. Now that a prototype is operational, the next two things to do are to get it rated legal to fly and legal to drive. This will cost a fortune due to the destruction of units for collision tests. FAA certification does not come cheap, either. It is not difficult to imagine a $500,000 price tag for one of these.
Whatever it ends up costing, improperly trained pilots will very quickly demonstrate the truth of the pilot adage “Never try to land on a street.” Enough of them will collide with overhanging power lines or other objects to put the kibosh on that prospect. You’ll have to go to an airport to get airborne, and since you’re already at an airport anyway, why not just rent something that was purpose built for flying?
Then there’s the maintenance. You can drive your car upwards of 150,000 miles with 3,000 mile oil changes and an occasional alternator or serpentine belt. This is not the case with aviation. Engines have to be overhauled regularly and rebuilt every few years. The hours used to drive it as a car count towards the overhaul time.
It sounds like a really neat idea, but I think there will be less than 50 units sold.
I know I’m looking forward to dodging falling burning wreckage when someone fails to yield.