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- EMFK, on 06/20/2009, -2/+49As early as 2011? In other words, we're more likely to see a Flying Car before Diablo III.
- fandyllic, on 06/20/2009, -1/+24Flying car! Ok... more like a driving plane, but at least it's close. You'll notice the FAA was mentioned in a caption, but not anything about regulatory approval of any sort. Also, no mention of the NTSB. Maybe this won't be legal in the U.S.
- inactive, on 06/20/2009, -4/+27*****. I've been hearing about this since I was a kid.
Stop teasing us, you cruel bastards. - DouglasQ, on 06/20/2009, -1/+20Buried for "retarded"
and for mentioning weed to exploit free diggs. May as well have crowbarred Megan Fox into that comment somewhere. - wusch, on 06/20/2009, -1/+142015 at latest, or else it would invalidate Back To The Future II. Oh, and hoverboards.
- inactive, on 06/20/2009, -2/+14Because parking my plane in the hanger and driving home in my car is less practical?
- b1kerguy, on 06/20/2009, -2/+14the full vehicle parachute is something i want on my car
- karlyguy, on 06/20/2009, -6/+18misleading title, thats a mini plane not a car
- b1kerguy, on 06/20/2009, -3/+14it would help avoid traffic though (assuming you have 1700 ft to lift off and 13.75 ft on each side of you, so basically, no traffic at all)
- alecsputnik, on 06/20/2009, -0/+11i'm not holding my breath
- satori3000, on 06/20/2009, -1/+10how often do I have to keep reading about this car. Every 2 years they pony this thing out and it's still no closer to being released. We'll likely run out of fuel before this thing is finished and usable.
- akchrs, on 06/20/2009, -1/+8I want a flying car, but I want it to fly and look like an F-22 Raptor. I'd like to back out of my driveway, aim down the street and hit the afterburners.
- Theuderic, on 06/20/2009, -5/+12So we want to give people that can't control a vehicle in two dimensions the opportunity to try in three? And when they get pulled over they can flash their new "Linda Blair" spinning head ID to the police officer.
- mikemehak, on 06/21/2009, -0/+7that's good, 2011 is still far away. You would be dead within a few minutes.
- IamZed, on 06/21/2009, -1/+8Now you can fly to the office in 5 minutes, then circle it for an hour trying to land. Planes may travel faster than cars but they're a bitch to park.
- marciot, on 06/21/2009, -0/+6It's less expensive to "park" your plane in your garage than in a hangar, as the article mentions.
- superkendall, on 06/20/2009, -1/+7What's interesting is that this basic concept was already done in the 50's - the Aerocar:
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=25509028 ...
I hope the basic concept takes off someday. - mrhappi, on 06/21/2009, -0/+5yeah great idea, we could call them planes!
- inactive, on 06/21/2009, -0/+5It's already regulated. Heard of the FAA?
- NarrativeCarpet, on 06/20/2009, -3/+8This isn't even worth it. A quick conversion from kilometers to miles shows it can cover 450 miles at a speed of 71mph. I usually drive faster then that. And for $200,000? No thanks.
FTA:
"In the air, the Transition can cruise up to 725 kilometres at more than 115 km/h. " - ethanz5, on 06/21/2009, -3/+7who cares about the emission
- RobertWright, on 08/13/2009, -2/+6The James Bond car of 2011
- pygmy, on 06/21/2009, -0/+4Sick of hearing about 'Flying cars within 3 years' & 'Invisibility Cloaks available soon' ***** stories.
Tell us when we can actually buy one. - gerrylazlo, on 06/20/2009, -2/+6I thought the flying car would be here at least 10 years ago, so no, it isn't.
- inactive, on 06/21/2009, -0/+3it's real - you just have to be a real pilot to fly it
- dizmoz, on 06/21/2009, -0/+3well if the cops pull you over in drive mode, switch to fly mode.
- inactive, on 06/21/2009, -0/+3Its mph, not kph...typo error. Here are the specs.
Cruise: 100 kts (115 mph)
Rotate: 70 kts (80 mph)
Stall: 45 kts (51 mph)
Range: 400nm (460 mi)
Takeoff over 50' obstacle: 1700' Fuel burn: 5 gph
Fuel tank: 20 gallons
Useful Load: 430 lbs
On road: 30 mpg, highway speeds
Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) - Fortuna, on 06/21/2009, -0/+3actually he would pass out and his body would take over breathing for him.
however, if he continued to deny himself air, he may wind up brain damaged. - MeLikeyTacos, on 06/21/2009, -0/+2Flying buses, yeah right. I guess the company could be called Airbus or something stupid like that. Never gonna happen.
- mohsenxp, on 06/21/2009, -0/+22011 my ass.
Nothing like this can ever get done in 2yrs. Buried for *****. - Mcthings, on 06/21/2009, -0/+2What does the NTSB have to do with it?
- itsbob, on 06/21/2009, -0/+2Yeah! and they could open flying bus stations near most major cities and call them something like..... Airports.
- Subduction, on 06/20/2009, -1/+3Except the Aerocar was a bad plane and an incredibly terrible awful awful car.
- TheMoniker, on 06/20/2009, -0/+2It's more likely than you'd think.
- Lewie, on 06/21/2009, -0/+2You can buy a Cessna 162 (with similar or better specs) for $110,000. That leaves you with more than enough money to buy a Porsche or something.
- inactive, on 06/21/2009, -0/+2Agreed, its a neet toy but I dont realy see an advantage here, or more directly a 'Need' for such a vehicle.
- blackinthmiddle, on 06/21/2009, -0/+2@Travelsonic
But the point that Hudge is making is that you still have to go throw typical procedures to fly this thing. It's not like you'd be able to fly with a driver's license. - Moralogic, on 06/21/2009, -0/+2The expense is definitely a problem, I am still curious about what countries will even allow them at road legal vehicles, or air legal for that matter. I don't see the US allowing these at all, especially with how airport security is. I am sorry, but I just don't see it happening... maybe if they could fly in rough weather better, clearly passed all requirement and testing to be legal in the main countries of Europe, Americas, and so on, and showed crash testing results.
I don't expect this to even be around in 2020 in most countries though they definitely sound like a lot of fun and great to have. - earthforce1, on 06/21/2009, -0/+2Big problems with flying cars:
1. Drivers who forget to maintain or put gas in their flying machine. In a conventional car they get stranded by the side of the road. In a flying car, they fall out of the sky - woe to all beneath them.
2. Drivers (Pilots?) who litter. With a car you have an unsightly mess, but a coke bottle tossed from 2km up is downright nasty.
3. Automobile driving is for the most part an exercise in one dimensional navigation. ( 2D only at merges and intersections) Flying is always an exercise in 3D navigation. - inactive, on 06/21/2009, -1/+3They aren't doing that at all. It's still a plane and you'll still need a pilot's license. This won't be putting new people in the skies.
- saucercrab, on 06/21/2009, -0/+2Hopefully the retards that barely passed the DMV test won't come close to getting licensed to fly... let alone afford the cost of one of these.
- Travelsonic, on 06/21/2009, -0/+2"This won't be putting new people in the skies."
People will probably want to learn how to fly once this becomes more mainstream. I know I do. - ImperialSoren, on 06/21/2009, -0/+2right now you can buy an autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner at a store.
- inactive, on 06/21/2009, -0/+1That's called a rental.
- Philbert, on 06/21/2009, -2/+3I'm still looking forward to the Moller Skycar if he can ever get it on the market.
- Travelsonic, on 06/21/2009, -0/+1True.
I wonder, would people be able to learn at schools, but use these flying cars instead of renting the Cessna Skyhawks or other aircraft the school uses? (assuming the school trains instructors to use these cars) - MizuhoChan, on 06/21/2009, -0/+1But do you drive in a straight line going through peoples houses?
- gbudavid, on 06/21/2009, -0/+1I saw one on I5 at milepost 27 Hit a slick spot and that BMW was Airborne for about 50 Feet
- BillE3, on 06/21/2009, -0/+1The cost is very close to the same as a new Beechcraft Bonanza which can be equipped to fly in weather conditions. These are planes that are routinely flown around the world by a club of pilots that call themselves the 'Long Rangers'.
- Tearlock, on 06/21/2009, -0/+1This class of aircraft requires only 40 hours of flight training. So anyone who's motivated enough and has the money won't have to go through what a commercial pilot might.
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