An Aircar In Every Garage?
from the roads?--where-we're-going-we-don't-need-roads... dept
It seems like you get one of these stories every few months, telling us that there will be flying cars in our future. This one, at least, is a little different from most. Usually, they're focused on a single manufacturer of flying cars, who has yet to produce a fully working prototype. This article, though, looks at the overall state of the industry to see what hurdles are holding back flying cars. They suggest that now that the military is looking for flying cars, it could be the driving force to eventually bring out civilian flying cars (though, there are plenty of other hurdles to deal with). Some companies are working on "hybrids" that work well both as cars on the ground, and as mini-planes in the air. Of course, after seeing so many of these articles I'm going to remain skeptical until someone sits me down in one of these suckers and lets me take it for a spin.
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It's still all Moller
The article does, however, at least give some time to the practical and political hurdles, and a short mention of one other would-be manufacturer. As for the hurdles, this article isn't really an improvement on the adequate Slate article that it links to.
Moller is in his late 60's now, so the real news probably is that it won't be too much longer that we have to hear how his "skycar" is just around the corner.
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geezz
At that point I start living in a bunker and only come out with a heavily armored umbrella.
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I've always wondered...
More than that, it ought to burn up energy faster than the average 1959 Cadillac, and sound louder than the average helicopter. Shouldn't we be looking to improve economy and lessen waste?
Finally, considering the amount of trouble the average motorist seems to have handling a vehicle that travels in two dimensions, I fear the consequences of adding a third. The little fender bender down on main street will look a lot uglier at 20,000 feet. Computer guided control? Don't make me laugh.
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Flying Cars
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StrongMobile "Magic Dragon" Aircar Project
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StrongMobile "Magic Dragon" Aircar Project
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StrongMobile "Magic Dragon" Aircar Project
www.strongware.com/dragon.
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