finally a flying car with a chance.

[OutHouse]

bad ass.

http://www.wimp.com/meetcar/

 

[Zeze]

Soo bulky.

 

[Nemesis13]

nice, my pops used to have a paraplane that thing was like a go cart with a airboat engine and a parachute http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxuMKDeNS_A

 

[brainhulk]

so they added a conventional engine and wheels to a helicopter?

 

[Ichinisan]

Doesn't look like it can really replace a car. Not safe to drive on a freeway. Wheel base isn't wide enough. Swerve a bit and you roll over.

 

[Nintendesert]

Doesn't look like it can really replace a car. Not safe to drive on a freeway. Wheel base isn't wide enough. Swerve a bit and you roll over.

Watch the video, it appears the car kind of leans into the turns to keep itself stable. Kind of how speed skaters do it etc.

And it's not a helicopter for the poster above.

 

[KidNiki1]

that thing is cool!!

not sure how comfortable i would be trying to fly it. still, really neat idea.

 

[SamQuint]

God no...

The people I see on the freeway are barely able to drive a car let alone a helicopter. Fyling cars are a disaster waiting to happen.

 

[SithSolo1]

As its similar to an autogyro it flies more like a plane than a helicopter. I'd try one and I hate flying.

 

[Lash444]

I didnt think there was any chance flying cars would be realistic in my lifetime, but with the proliferation of GPS technology, it doesn't seem that far off. Lets be honest, most people can't drive a car, let alone operate something on 3 planes.

Anyway, the more I think about it, the more I just don't want to see flying vehicles. Why?

Imagine a world where the sky is filled with people flying their vehicles all over the place. Once peaceful quiet lakes and streams in a secluded spot could now be a crossroad of traffic flying between two major cities.

Sure, the roads and highways may disappear and that would eliminate a lot of eye sores, but I can't help but think that nobody gives much thought to all the negatives. People...are...disgusting. Areas that were once completely isolated might be a simple day trip to reach.

The last thing I want when I get away from work, and I am sitting in my boat fishing...is to hear or see some idiot flying his Chevy S10-hundred across the lake.

 

[sdifox]

That is very cool. Bad idea giving flying machines to idiots that can't even handle 2D, but very cool machine indeed.

 

[SamQuint]

I didnt think there was any chance flying cars would be realistic in my lifetime, but with the proliferation of GPS technology, it doesn't seem that far off. Lets be honest, most people can't drive a car, let alone operate something on 3 planes.

Anyway, the more I think about it, the more I just don't want to see flying vehicles. Why?

Imagine a world where the sky is filled with people flying their vehicles all over the place. Once peaceful quiet lakes and streams in a secluded spot could now be a crossroad of traffic flying between two major cities.

Sure, the roads and highways may disappear and that would eliminate a lot of eye sores, but I can't help but think that nobody gives much thought to all the negatives. People...are...disgusting. Areas that were once completely isolated might be a simple day trip to reach.

The last thing I want when I get away from work, and I am sitting in my boat fishing...is to hear or see some idiot flying his Chevy S10-hundred across the lake.

So true, think of the idiots dropping litter out of their air/car into your backyard, or the ones that will try to hover over the superbowl, morons crashing into the phone or electircal wires taking out your service, the list goes on and on.

I truly fear the day when these cars are available to the masses. It will take a few major tragedies before they will eventually be outlawed.

 

[zinfamous]

so you guys are saying it really isn't a helicopter? My first thought is that I see helicopter, I run. those fuckers try to kill you every second those rotors are turning. Seems like a horrible idea to try and get average folk to bite on this thing.

 

[sdifox]

so you guys are saying it really isn't a helicopter? My first thought is that I see helicopter, I run. those fuckers try to kill you every second those rotors are turning. Seems like a horrible idea to try and get average folk to bite on this thing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyrocopter

 

[zinfamous]

So true, think of the idiots dropping litter out of their air/car into your backyard, or the ones that will try to hover over the superbowl, morons crashing into the phone or electircal wires taking out your service, the list goes on and on.

I truly fear the day when these cars are available to the masses. It will take a few major tragedies before they will eventually be outlawed.

preposterously high cost of ownership, licensing, training, etc should keep the majority of rabble away.

one can hope.

 

[PingSpike]

The death count would be enormous. People run into houses with their cars now, imagine how bad that will be when they start flying over them.

We should focus on building a car that can pilot itself first. That is much more important than giving rednecks a way to drive their souped up decapitrucks over everyone's fucking house.

 

[SamQuint]

preposterously high cost of ownership, licensing, training, etc should keep the majority of rabble away.

one can hope.

All it takes is a few theives to steal one for a joy ride. But yes I would hope the requirements would weed out the masses. It would piss me off though to see the rich fly over me while I am in traffic.

Time to buy a surface to air missle defense system for my house.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

welcome to coruscant, home of the mid-air collision

 

[MaxFusion16]

what's the point of flying cars? we already have airplanes.

doesn't drive as well as a car, doesn't fly as well as a plane, seems like a terrible compromise.

 

[SandEagle]

is it the terrafugia? if not, check that out. a real flying car that is street legal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1MkK-gnNL4

 

[pontifex]

God no...

The people I see on the freeway are barely able to drive a car let alone a helicopter. Fyling cars are a disaster waiting to happen.

my thoughts exactly. there is no way this will ever become mainstream for general consumer use. The only way it will happen is with with hover technology and autopilot so it takes away all human control.

 

[Gooberlx2]

Yeah, I gave up on flying cars pretty soon after I first got my DL, and realized how awful people are at driving in two dimensions. What I want now are autopilot/self-driving cars.

 

[brainhulk]

my thoughts exactly. there is no way this will ever become mainstream for general consumer use. The only way it will happen is with with hover technology and autopilot so it takes away all human control.

Never going to happen even with that. How many morans run out of gas on the road today, how many don't properly maintain their car? lol

Gravity + human stupidity > flying car. Forever

 

[twinrider1]

preposterously high cost of ownership, licensing, training, etc should keep the majority of rabble away.

one can hope.

what's the point of flying cars? we already have airplanes.

doesn't drive as well as a car, doesn't fly as well as a plane, seems like a terrible compromise.

Yep, Do you really want to burn up your TBO hours driving those things around on the street?
My bet is these won't become commonplace for at least 100 years. Computers will have to handle the driving/flying before these become anything more than rich boy's toys.

 

[Bignate603]

is it the terrafugia? if not, check that out. a real flying car that is street legal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1MkK-gnNL4

You didn't even bother to click on the OP's link?