maryjane's Flying Car Approved By The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (Page 3/5)
hnthomps NOV 25, 11:06 AM
One of the most interesting "flying cars" that I have seen personally was a dune buggy type vehicle that had a deployable/storable ram air type fabric wing. It was initially designed to allow missionaries to go places where there were limited roads. If you run out of roads, just deploy the fabric wing and take off. The maximum air speed is a a bit low at 30 mph but you cannot bump into the vehicle in the parking lot and cause much damage to the mostly open roll cage design. It was priced at about $100,000 when I saw it last year at a LSA show in Florida.

Nelson
2.5 NOV 25, 04:56 PM
Wonder what insurance costs.
84fiero123 NOV 25, 06:13 PM

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Originally posted by 2.5:

Wonder what insurance costs.



More than I can afford so I am out.

Steve
hnthomps NOV 25, 09:19 PM
Steve,

If you just pay cash for the flying car, there is no lien that requires insurance. That should minimize cost for you.

Nelson
lurker NOV 25, 11:44 PM

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Originally posted by hnthomps:

One of the most interesting "flying cars" that I have seen personally was a dune buggy type vehicle that had a deployable/storable ram air type fabric wing.

Nelson


http://mavericklsa.com/
i think it's exceptionally homely, but it is a "car", and it does fly.

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84fiero123 NOV 26, 08:06 AM

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Originally posted by hnthomps:

Steve,

If you just pay cash for the flying car, there is no lien that requires insurance. That should minimize cost for you.

Nelson



Did you forget who I am? I can't afford the dam thing, never could, it cost more than all of the homes I have bought in my entire lifetime.

Steve
hnthomps NOV 26, 11:24 AM

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Originally posted by 84fiero123:


Did you forget who I am? I can't afford the dam thing, never could, it cost more than all of the homes I have bought in my entire lifetime.

Steve



I just hope that someone will buy one so that I can fly it for a while. I would have some issues with buying one myself but certainly want to fly something like that at least once. Is there a volunteer in the house? I could donate a large ram air canopy if someone else has the rest of the vehicle.

Nelson
blackrams NOV 27, 05:02 AM

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Originally posted by hnthomps:


I just hope that someone will buy one so that I can fly it for a while. I would have some issues with buying one myself but certainly want to fly something like that at least once. Is there a volunteer in the house? I could donate a large ram air canopy if someone else has the rest of the vehicle.

Nelson



Nelson,
After considering every vehicle I own, I sadly must inform you that none that I currently have will qualify for this use. Although they will all motor down the road, not one of them is capable of continuing forward momentum past the kinetic energy stored in them once they left the ground. Sorry about that. Anyone got a set of rocket pods laying around they don't need?

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MidEngineManiac NOV 27, 05:37 AM

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Originally posted by 2.5:

Wonder what insurance costs.



Who cares, it wont be long before ya are too dead to worry about the premiums.
84fiero123 NOV 27, 08:25 AM

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Originally posted by blackrams:
Nelson,
After considering every vehicle I own, I sadly must inform you that none that I currently have will qualify for this use. Although they will all motor down the road, not one of them is capable of continuing forward momentum past the kinetic energy stored in them once they left the ground. Sorry about that. Anyone got a set of rocket pods laying around they don't need?



Any small, think S10 size pickup would lend itself to something like this, room in the bed for an aircraft type engine, and for those cowards among us even a parachute for when something goes wrong. Now the wings folding would have to be fabricated out of aircraft grade aluminum so the they could fold of course. one nice thing about anything we would make is that it would be considered an experimental aircraft I believe, hey ain't you the one on here who was a helicopter and test pilot? you can help with that part. you got more balls than I do, but hey if your willing to try it the first time I'll go with you if there is a second time as co nut.

Steve