First Flying Car to be On Sale 2015

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  • vertical takeoff and landing
  • vehicles will be capable of automatically avoiding other air traffic, bad weather, and restricted and tower-controlled airspace.
  • will have a backup full-vehicle parachute system which can be activated by the operator in an emergency
  • If the operator becomes unresponsive,would automatically implement an emergency auto-land at the nearest airport.
  • Learning how to safely operate a vehicle should take an average driver no more than five hours.
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[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqmILVE7nPQ"]Flying car for the masses set for take-off - YouTube[/ame]
 


Meh, I still like this one better: Parajet SkyRunner - The Practical Road Legal Flying Car

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Not requiring a license? My ass, even if these were ready to go in 2015, they will be so regulated than no one will be able to drive/pilot one for a long time. There are no roads, stop signs or lights in the sky, which means people flying in all directions at different speeds. Good recipe for disaster if you ask me.
 
I'd prefer a Koenigsegg. Why fly when you can fly?

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inb4 every single buyer dies within a week. Most people drive like lunatics, now they will be able to fly? Please.
 
"Within ten years you may be commuting by plastic saucer, flying from your backyard."

That's so 1993

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avatar33 said:
Not requiring a license? My ass, even if these were ready to go in 2015, they will be so regulated than no one will be able to drive/pilot one for a long time. There are no roads, stop signs or lights in the sky, which means people flying in all directions at different speeds. Good recipe for disaster if you ask me.
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Did you even watch the video bro?
 
brandonbaker said:
It seems we've had the technology for flying cars for quite some time now.

So...what's the hold up?
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The problem in the past was functionality. A car needs to be heavy enough so it does NOT lift off the ground - for safety. Where as a plane needs to be lightweight enough to lift off the ground. Those 2 dynamics are what has restricted this combo from being mass produced, since if that flying car is on the road, at certain speeds it will start lifting off the ground. If it's too heavy, then you need more power to lift it off the ground. It's about practicality.

If they can pull it off, and create a segment of transportation like this, it will be a huge feat.

Using the same dynamic, it's the reason we have planes that float on water - Boats have to be light enough, or at least have the buoyancy to not sink, so it goes hand in hand with planes being lightweight. Brings back memories...

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CCarter said:
Where as a plane needs to be lightweight enough to lift off the ground.​
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the big airbuses can weigh max 1.1M pounds and take off, it doesnt matter how heavy a plane is as long as their is enough thrust from the engines for bernoulli's principles to activate upward movement on the airfoil

#science #wikipedia #planes #faa
 
productionhead said:
the big airbuses can weigh max 1.1M pounds and take off, it doesnt matter how heavy a plane is as long as their is enough thrust from the engines for bernoulli's principles to activate upward movement on the airfoil

#science #wikipedia #planes #faa
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We can discuss the weight of space shuttles or even navy ships, but I'm using the reference in context. We are talking about something the size of a car taking off the ground. We can't exactly put that size engine on the back of one of these cars, so the application has to be lightweight.​
 
CCarter said:
The problem in the past was functionality. A car needs to be heavy enough so it does NOT lift off the ground - for safety.​
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Thats not even physically correct because the velocity at which stuff falls doesnt depend on its weight.


CCarter said:
Where as a plane needs to be lightweight enough to lift off the ground. Those 2 dynamics are what has restricted this combo from being mass produced, since if that flying car is on the road, at certain speeds it will start lifting off the ground. If it's too heavy, then you need more power to lift it off the ground. It's about practicality.
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Any flying car will have some kind of retractable wings to reduce upforce for driving and provide it for flying. Building a flying car is not difficult, making it not fall from the sky due to moron driver is.

It will all be about heavily computer assisted flying like the stealth bombers and the eurofighters use.

CCarter said:
Using the same mistake, it's the reason we have planes that float on water - Boats have to be light enough, or at least have the buoyancy to not sink, so it goes hand in hand with planes being lightweight. Brings back memories.
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again, weight is not the point.​
 
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