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TheDigitalAlchemist
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JUN 24, 11:38 AM
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The Switchblade Flying Sports Car is a street-legal, hybrid electric vehicle that is high-performance both on the road and in the air. You park the Switchblade in your garage and drive it from there to a nearby airport, using highways and local roads. Once there, the wings swing out and the tail extends in under three minutes. You fly your registered aircraft to the airport nearest your destination, then simply land, transform back to driving mode – the wings and tail safely stowed and protected – and drive the last few miles to your destination. The Switchblade seats two, side-by-side, with room for travel bags, and flies up to 450 miles on a single tank of premium auto gas. Estimated cruise speed in the air is 160 mph.
Free Bonus: THIS thing:
Looks pretty slick...
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yELc_1hWQ8s
It looks cool, that is a scale model.
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Patrick
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JUN 24, 03:21 PM
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TheDigitalAlchemist
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JUN 24, 04:12 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Patrick:
Interesting to note that the version seen flying does not have wings that swing out. As a matter of fact, it looks like they actually had to add some extra reinforcement to where the wings attach to the body. 
IMO... not ready for prime time. Next!
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You don't needs no parking brakes in dee air, bro! Nothing's actually ready for "Prime Time" except for Optimus Prime, and even HE got himself all killed up because of that Jud Nelson upstart.
I've seen boats with a chuck of wood, I sometimes shouts to their owners, "What's wrong with your boat's parking brake?" and theys wave at me with one finger. Lots of people noticed the difference in the wing. But NO one noticed that the grey one @@@@ @@@ @@@@? I thought THAT was much more glaringly glaring...
Never trust an automated prostate biopsy robot that can't stop giggling.
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Patrick
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JUN 24, 04:46 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by TheDigitalAlchemist:
You don't needs no parking brakes in dee air, bro!
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Yes, you would be correct! However... keeping in mind that this vehicle is described not only as a "flying" car, but as a "Flying Sports Car"... one would require a functional parking/emergency brake in order to initiate a drift while racing this "sports" car on terra firma! 
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cliffw
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JUN 24, 05:00 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Patrick:
... one would require a functional parking/emergency brake in order to initiate a drift while racing this "sports" car on terra firma!
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Not necessarily. Have you heard of a "line lock".
| quote | Brake Line Lock, Launch Control & Roll Control Kits
What is a line lock on a car? Also called anti-roll systems, launch controllers, or staging locks, line locks are crucial components for drag racers. Once activated, they lock up your front brakes independently of the rear brakes, so you’re ready to perform a tire-smoking burnout, or remain staged until the lights turn green. |
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https://www.summitracing.co...part-type/line-locks
You can use it on the front brake line (out of the master cylinder) or the rear brake line.
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Patrick
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JUN 24, 05:25 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by cliffw:
Not necessarily. Have you heard of a "line lock".
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Are you suggesting this flying car has "line lock"?
My point was that this futuristic flying "sports" car requires chunks of wood in front of its tires so that it doesn't roll down the driveway. 
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maryjane
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JUN 24, 08:51 PM
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If you had any idea how many sets of wooden chocks I've pulled from both rotary and fixed wing (at the time) state of the art aircraft, you would never have brought up e brakes.. But they aren't just for old folks... or old aircraft...
Yes, those are wooden (maybe some kind of poly) chocks under the gear of a B2 Spirit Bomber. but same purpose.
F22 air superiority fighter.
Boeing777-300 with chocks in place.
Of all the state of the art aircraft in the world, even this one uses wooden type chocks. You might recognize it...
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Patrick
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JUN 24, 11:14 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
If you had any idea how many sets of wooden chocks I've pulled from both rotary and fixed wing (at the time) state of the art aircraft, you would never have brought up e brakes...
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Incorrect! I brought up the lack of a parking/emergency brake because that vehicle is supposed to be a car... a flying car perhaps, but a car nevertheless.
If the designer/builder couldn't figure out how to incorporate a functional parking/emergency brake on their "sports" car, then I sure as heck wouldn't trust their ability to make it fly! lol
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maryjane
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JUN 25, 07:01 AM
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Well, ya never change. FLYING car. There's no 'perhaps' to it. You stated so yourself . But you go ahead and be you Pat. We all know you by now.
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cliffw
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JUN 25, 07:17 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Patrick:
Incorrect! I brought up the lack of a parking/emergency brake because that vehicle is supposed to be a car... a flying car perhaps, but a car nevertheless.
If the designer/builder couldn't figure out how to incorporate a functional parking/emergency brake on their "sports" car, then I sure as heck wouldn't trust their ability to make it fly! lol |
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On all oil drilling rigs, they have forklifts. It is safety policy to chock the wheels even though the E Brake is on.
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