Flying Car

[Teetotaler]

I can't wait to get me one of these.

http://www.moller.com/

I'm gonna paint the Bi...I mean her, pearl black.

[Stryder]

The way people drive suggests letting them fly would be a bad idea.

[draqon]

I can't wait to get me one of these.

http://www.moller.com/

I'm gonna paint the Bi...I mean her, pearl black.

Their are realllllly noisy

Their are totally uneconomic

They dont have replacement parts available in case anythign brakes

They are not safe: since it is a flying craft...once the engines turn of...it falls down like a rock

I totally advise you not to invest time or money into this prospect.

[Teetotaler]

The way people drive suggests letting them fly would be a bad idea.

"Skycar 'pilots' will simply log on to the tracking system via on-board computers, then stick around for any arising emergency tasks such as deploying the craft's parachutes in the event of a catastrophic power failure."

[Teetotaler]

Their are realllllly noisy

Their are totally uneconomic

They dont have replacement parts available in case anythign brakes

They are not safe: since it is a flying craft...once the engines turn of...it falls down like a rock

I totally advise you not to invest time or money into this prospect.

"Is Flying Car Model T of the Future?" "One immediate advantage would be safety. The (Skycar) engines have so few moving parts that they should require a fraction of the maintenance of a helicopter. One engine could fail and the Skycar could still hover to a landing. Piloting the Skycar should require less skill than driving a car."

With very few moving parts the M400's Rotapower ® engines require little maintenance. Also the Rotapower engine has the unique capability of burning a variety of fuels - thus making it affordable to operate regardless of which liquid fuels are readily available in your area.

[draqon]

"Is Flying Car Model T of the Future?" "One immediate advantage would be safety. The (Skycar) engines have so few moving parts that they should require a fraction of the maintenance of a helicopter. One engine could fail and the Skycar could still hover to a landing. Piloting the Skycar should require less skill than driving a car."

With very few moving parts the M400's Rotapower ® engines require little maintenance. Also the Rotapower engine has the unique capability of burning a variety of fuels - thus making it affordable to operate regardless of which liquid fuels are readily available in your area.

do you really believe everything they say? oh...otherwise we would have boeing planes running on alcohol...or ethanol...

[Teetotaler]

do you really believe everything they say? oh...otherwise we would have boeing planes running on alcohol...or ethanol...

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[Crunchy Cat]

I can't wait to get me one of these.

http://www.moller.com/

I'm gonna paint the Bi...I mean her, pearl black.

Shit, I would hate to see the mileage on those things... of course I would probably buy one.

[Zephyr]

Fuel consumption rate?

[swivel]

I think the future is below us, not above. I fantasize about tubes criss-crossing the country that you travel at very high speeds in small bullets. The tubes could be in a permanent vacuum, so there is no wind resistance, and propulsion would be via maglev. Long routes, like NY-LA Miami-Chicago could have speeds well over 1,000 MPH. And a pod within the bullet could spin around at the half-way point for deceleration, so the occupant always feels pressed back into the chair, or towards their feet.

Goods would be shipped by larger, slower tubes, getting trucks off of the roads. And eventually, many of our large highways would be unneeded, returning the landscape to its natural state.

Man... I hate that I'm going to die before I get to see this!

[draqon]

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...and Lastly its thrown away if proved impractical.

[francois]

I think the future is below us, not above. I fantasize about tubes criss-crossing the country that you travel at very high speeds in small bullets. The tubes could be in a permanent vacuum, so there is no wind resistance, and propulsion would be via maglev. Long routes, like NY-LA Miami-Chicago could have speeds well over 1,000 MPH. And a pod within the bullet could spin around at the half-way point for deceleration, so the occupant always feels pressed back into the chair, or towards their feet.

Goods would be shipped by larger, slower tubes, getting trucks off of the roads. And eventually, many of our large highways would be unneeded, returning the landscape to its natural state.

Man... I hate that I'm going to die before I get to see this!

Man, that would suck.

[francois]

I could see these being commonplace within 20 years or so. They'll be much more feasible when our materials get lighter and propulsion systems improved.

[draqon]

I could see these being commonplace within 20 years or so. They'll be much more feasible when our materials get lighter and propulsion systems improved.

the city regulates the decibel sound intensity...and that thing isnt mitting the city's requirements.

...this is weird...Langley Center in Hampton used to feature so many flying car concepts...practical concepts...cant seem to find even one picture on these.

[domesticated om]

The concept is extremely cool, but I foresee a couple issues with the Moller car.

....the first being the jet exhaust-wash during VTOL. Since I live in an urban area, I can't picture anyone landing one of those things on the street in front of my house without kicking up a huge cloud of debris. Think of all the dust, litter, small pebbles, leaves, recently mowed grass, garbage cans--etc. I imagine one of those things flying over the house and landing nearby--- the whole time, I hear the trees outside blowing around, walls rattling/creaking, and debris pinging against the windows.

Second is the issue of noise. From all the videos I've seen of it, the skycar sounds like a jet aircraft.....which it is for the most part.

[spidergoat]

I think blimps will make a comeback.

[Roman]

Imagine loading those babies with homemade explosives and remote piloting them into things people care about. Like tall buildings and crowded football stadiums.

[dagr8n8]

lol, im with you ^^^

[baumgarten]

I'm gonna paint the Bi...I mean her, pearl black.

That's risque.