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Tech Start-up Planning Flying Car

weatherman — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 18:21:35 EST

I don't care what the rest of y'ouns say, I want a flying car. For those who can't afford the private jet, the airport storage fees, the pilot's license, etc this is what we need - volksflugzeug!

weatherman

Tech Start-up Planning Flying Car

Scott Bennett — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 17:46:55 EST

What Frank said. Carrying around all that extra plane shit makes for a terrible car, and carrying around all that extra car shit makes for a terrible plane. A stupid idea in every respect. I used to work for a guy with a private jet, and when we were about an hour away from an airport, the pilots would radio in and order a rental car, which would then be waiting at the ramp when we pulled up. Having a slow, short-ranged, fuel thirsty flying SUV would NOT have been a better alternative. WTF use is a plane with a 100 mile range anyway? Most GA airports are 20+ miles from where you want to go anyway. Just drive FFS.

Scott Bennett

Tech Start-up Planning Flying Car

frank novak — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 15:41:29 EST

Why do people think a car needs to be able to fly. Because it saves all the walking to get from one vehicle to another? Because you'd get sick of driving and decide to fly the rest of the way? Because you'd be flying somewhere and see a nice little town and decide to land and drive around? You could rent a car when you got there, but nooooo, that would be too much trouble! Every flying car has been based on the Amphbicar ideal; it's a bad car and a bad boat.

frank novak

Tech Start-up Planning Flying Car

Downshift — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 14:44:33 EST

But, will it merit a write up in Winding Road?

Downshift

Tech Start-up Planning Flying Car

supermike — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 14:34:38 EST

it's "CNET"

supermike

Tech Start-up Planning Flying Car

Speed — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 13:06:01 EST

The check's in the mail; I'm from the government and I'm here to help; and Terrafugia will have a flying car available for sale early in 2009. Hope springs eternal.

Speed

Tech Start-up Planning Flying Car

Adam — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 12:52:51 EST

It won't work. I imagine someone parking the thing in a garage, getting the wing dinged by the guy that parked next to him, not noticing, trying to fly, and having the wing freaking blow up in the air... Airplanes are just a huge ball of fatigue fractures, what's going to happen when you add in all the fatigue from driving around bumpy roads? If this gets made, expect a crapload of accidents to start happening after about a year.

Adam

Tech Start-up Planning Flying Car

jrhmobile — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 12:22:17 EST

I've often wished I could just take off when I was stuck on Storrow Drive ...

jrhmobile

Tech Start-up Planning Flying Car

Papercutninja — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 12:11:30 EST

I'd rather have a jetpack.

Papercutninja

Tech Start-up Planning Flying Car

scotte — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 12:02:20 EST

If there's a group of folks out there who can turn a "what if?" idea into a "why not!" project, it's engineers & folks like this bunch. IMHO, it looks like the best type of vehicle to get to/from Cambridge & around Boston!

scotte

Tech Start-up Planning Flying Car

Pontiac — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 11:35:01 EST

Yet another flying car that never will be...

Pontiac