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Rock

Wed 06/30/21 09:17 PM

Promises, promises...

But, progress is taking place.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-57651843
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SWM

Wed 06/30/21 09:54 PM

Flying Cars??? I don't think so. Most people can't even handle riding a Bike, Operating a Motorcycle let alone Driving. They go Completely Mentally Dead when they get behind a wheel. Now throw in them Flaying???
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Rock

Wed 06/30/21 10:02 PM

We'll call it 'Natural Selection :201' laugh
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dust4fun

Thu 07/01/21 05:45 AM


Flying Cars??? I don't think so. Most people can't even handle riding a Bike, Operating a Motorcycle let alone Driving. They go Completely Mentally Dead when they get behind a wheel. Now throw in them Flaying???


The "car" will fly its self. It's more of a drone then a car, and it will be able to sense other objects and use GPS to navigate. The benefit would be by using different heights you can fit more vehicles in the same space. The Jetsons seemed to do OK with them, but there is still a lot of technology needed to make them affordable and reliable. I have seen a few projects they are working on and some seem more practical then others.
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Tom4Uhere

Thu 07/01/21 07:23 AM



The Moller Skycar is a prototype personal VTOL aircraft – a "flying car" – concept invented by Paul Moller who has been attempting to develop such a vehicle type for more than fifty years. After four decades of failed attempts, as of 2019, no Moller air vehicle has successfully flown in free, non-tethered flight.



Range: 899.7 mi
Cruise speed: 305 mph
Manufacturer: Moller
Designer: Paul Moller
Unit cost: 500,000–500,000 USD (2008)



7 Real Flying Cars That Actually Fly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZIpG7hFHEw

Areomobile


PAL-V Liberty


Klein Vision Aircar V5


Audi Airbus.Pop Up


Terrafugia: Transition


Maverick Flying Car


Terrafugia TF-X
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Rock

Thu 07/01/21 09:12 PM

The Moller Skycar looks very similar to designs at
UC Davis (I think).
circa late 80s / early 90s.
:thumbsup:
Edited by Rock on Thu 07/01/21 09:14 PM
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Unknow

Sat 07/03/21 11:49 PM

We need to dumb it all down -at least to our level
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Unknow

Sat 07/03/21 11:56 PM

Imagine a world.... which could not be ended with the click of a mouse...
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Unknow

Sat 07/03/21 11:58 PM

...Where some doofwad halfway around the world could not unload an amazon drone on your koi pond
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8macman68

Sun 07/04/21 06:46 AM

they just tested a flying car in eastern Europe. it flew landed and changed over to car . technology and folding wings are too complex so they are too expensive over 200,000 dollars. plus not sure having unlicensed pilots flying around will happen soon. because airplanes still can't be completely autonomous flying is too complex. it is cool to see technology
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dust4fun

Sun 07/04/21 07:02 AM

If it flies there is no need for it to be a car. It can take off and land anywhere. Yes, it's just a helicopter! And if they can make self driving cars they certainly can make self flying crafts that know where and how to take off and land and not crash into anything. And $200,000 is not that outrageous of a price when you can easily spend $80k+ on a car or truck nowadays. It will take awhile for the demand and price to balance out and I certainly would not trust flying around in a $30k aircraft that was out of my control.
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Unknow

Wed 09/08/21 03:30 AM

Lot's of people already can't drive the car on road properly, then what of flying one.. :grin:
Still thanks to technologies :thumbsup:
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Richard

Wed 09/08/21 10:11 AM

they have been experimenting with V-tol vehicles since the late 50's. while the concept is cool (who dont want to be george jetson) I dont see it getting to the point of being a daily event. beyond what the gyro-coptor and ultra lite is today..
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8macman68

Wed 09/08/21 10:27 AM

the technology is around for flying cars or vtol. the biggest problem with is the cost of the aircraft and complex nature. our cars are not perfect but if you have a problem you can pull off the road. in a aircraft we can't do anything like that at say 500 or 1000 ft. so safely has to be there before we ever get into a drone and fly to work.
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Richard

Wed 09/08/21 11:05 AM


the technology is around for flying cars or vtol. the biggest problem with is the cost of the aircraft and complex nature. our cars are not perfect but if you have a problem you can pull off the road. in a aircraft we can't do anything like that at say 500 or 1000 ft. so safely has to be there before we ever get into a drone and fly to work.
LOL people are getting into drones now on the ground. along with driver assist vehicles, hands free vehicles are coming onto the market.

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Dodo_David

Wed 09/08/21 11:42 AM




The Moller Skycar is a prototype personal VTOL aircraft – a "flying car" – concept invented by Paul Moller who has been attempting to develop such a vehicle type for more than fifty years. After four decades of failed attempts, as of 2019, no Moller air vehicle has successfully flown in free, non-tethered flight.



Range: 899.7 mi
Cruise speed: 305 mph
Manufacturer: Moller
Designer: Paul Moller
Unit cost: 500,000–500,000 USD (2008)



7 Real Flying Cars That Actually Fly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZIpG7hFHEw

Areomobile


PAL-V Liberty


Klein Vision Aircar V5


Audi Airbus.Pop Up


Terrafugia: Transition


Maverick Flying Car


Terrafugia TF-X



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8macman68

Wed 09/08/21 06:02 PM

the only real concept is the Terrfuga
saw it on YouTube it flew well. it Isn't really there yet is in certification so the have months or years until it goes into production. it is a plane with folding wings so just a plane to drive around.
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Unknow

Sat 09/11/21 07:29 AM

The General Lee seems more successful than these examples
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8macman68

Sat 09/11/21 09:17 AM

i agree with that plus General Lee had the horn . which might not be good in today's world of politics.
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Richard

Fri 09/17/21 12:58 PM


i agree with that plus General Lee had the horn . which might not be good in today's world of politics.

well there was also that black trans am from the 80's that spent a lot of time in the air( the knight industries two thousand(KITT).