Now Don could use that, next trip to the hospital and Jane won't have to drive him there, just tell it to fly him to the hospital, then she can drive herself. And it's in his price range
Steve
------------------ Technology is great when it works, and one big pain in the ass when it doesn't
And you can get one for the low low price of $85k.
Thanks but I'm not one of those hardheaded bug eaters. Jetsons didn't need to keep their mouth shut or worry about rain or hail and I don't want to either--but yes, it's a start, kinda like the Flintstones feet powered cars were a start toward Fieros. That, is NOT what I was promised. I want my flyin car just as was promised and not one of those fold up pieces of crap, or some near surface skimming "yang, yang, yang, yang, yang, yang" modified 2 wheelers.
I know it's only 1/4 scale... but I absolutely love everything about it. It's exactly what I would design, if I had the skills and background to do so. It's basically perfect in my mind. I'd imagine that something realized would need to be almost entirely carbon fiber to save on weight. But I'd imagine that with how it's designed, you could even have an emergency chute that could deploy in the event of catastrophic failure of the propulsion system... just to slow the descent so you don't die.
It looks absolutely amazing, and of course designed for forward momentum, unlike a typical drone that's omni-directional.
bill allso did the ford tri-motor a very early all metal ''airliner'' and the scarab car/first mini van in the mid 30's and was the guy my dad worked for on the B-29 hyd systems debugging during WW2 they didnot build it just made it work as well as it did to fly/fight
SpaceX has flown one of it's boosters 11 times and has now flown four of its reusable boosters at least 10 times. SpaceX, less than 1 month into the new year, has had 3 successful launch and recovery missions. The company made over 30 launches in 2021 but may be paring back their launches in 2022.
SpaceX has flown one of it's boosters 11 times and has now flown four of its reusable boosters at least 10 times. SpaceX, less than 1 month into the new year, has had 3 successful launch and recovery missions. The company made over 30 launches in 2021 but may be paring back their launches in 2022.
I showed the video to one group of my friends, the one posted by Sage... and this is what they said:
(The youngest, radical leftist): "In a word: dumb. We want automated cars, not flying cars. Who the **** thinks a flying car is a good idea?"
(The conservative): "Seriously how many people would die in these things?!? And when they fall, they could fall on your house or your kids playing in the street?!?! No thanks!"
(The liberal): "Much more efficient to roll some thing than keep it suspended in air. Maybe when we move to the moon?"
If it's automated and quiet, it could work. Automated in a guidance and avoidance system. Both from others like it and from things sticking up from the ground. And it must be quiet. Nobody is going to appreciate some loud machine over their house at 3 am. Aircraft are tolerable now with the current engine technology but still have to comply with noise abatement routes and procedures.
If it's automated and quiet, it could work. Automated in a guidance and avoidance system. Both from others like it and from things sticking up from the ground. And it must be quiet. Nobody is going to appreciate some loud machine over their house at 3 am. Aircraft are tolerable now with the current engine technology but still have to comply with noise abatement routes and procedures.
I agree, used to live in Northern Mississippi about 6 miles south of Memphis International Airport. Bought a brand new home there in Southhaven, MS. Didn't figure out why we always had to meet the selling realtor at certain times to see the home prior to buying until after we owned the home. The home of FedEx and other airlines do a lot of evening and very early flights and guess who's home they flew directly over on take off and landing. Flights seem to be less frequent during normal daylight hours but, there's also distractors during the day.
After two years, we were ready to give up on a peaceful evening or morning and sold to another fortunate buyer. Didn't get involved in the sale except to negotiate pricing, we had already moved to another home.
Rams
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Flights seem to be less frequent during normal daylight hours but, there's also distractors during the day.
