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Terrafugia "Flying Car" Makes First Flight |
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03/19/09
03/18/09
"Controlled flight into terrain."
03/18/09
[www.moller.com]
His cars actually have vertical take off as well, and in my opinion, look cooler.
03/20/09
03/18/09
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Hey great news guys, I just saved $34,000 per month by switching to Geico.
03/18/09
First, for the price of one of these flying cars, for instance, you could buy both an Icon light sport airplane and a Fisker hybrid (my current favorite vehicles). Or you could buy an Icon and pretty much get driven in a limo wherever you land for the same price. So you'd get a much better plane and a much better car for the same price or less than this ugly monstrosity, and that will always be the case.
Second, flight regulations will never allow anyone to take off or land on a highway; it will always be an airport or designated water landing area. And since you're going to have to drive to and from the airport anyway, there's really no advantage of having a plane that can drive rather than just having a plane you keep at the airport, or trailer there (for more portable LSA or ultralights).
So while a company might well come up with a flying car design like this one, there is very little chance that it would be successful because the cost and disadvantages both on the road and in the air are always going to outweigh the minor convenience of using the same vehicle for both ground transportation and air.
03/18/09
03/18/09
I usually say "turn signal," but I like blinker because it's a cognate in German and a few other languages. Nice universal term.
03/18/09
03/18/09
Hopefully they'll also start making retro ones, so that I can finally realize my life long dream of commuting in a Focke-Wulf Ta152.
03/18/09
03/18/09
P.S. I don't trust airplane wings that fold in half :(
03/18/09
Anyway, the whole idea of cars that can lift off the ground is a terrible idea anyway. You'd still need a pilot's license, and a future where flying machines that only need a simple driver test will end with drunks careening through 10th story windows.
03/18/09
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03/18/09
I think not.
03/18/09
Now we need to know the following:
'Ring Time:
Driveway Time:
Drift Distance:
Slalom Time:
And, for this one in particular...
Stall Speed:
Glide Slope:
03/18/09
03/18/09
@engineerd is functionally ЯetardeD: I would add take off and landing distance.
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