New Flying Car Airborne!

[Redda03]

Looks pretty cool...though a bit dubious about the steering wheel being lashed with straps...or is it rope!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo0MEQSGW8w

[Ian Warren]

Well that,s one way to get out off traffic , been done before but with aircraft carrier folding wings

[spongebob206]

Looked pretty instable to me.

Can't wait till someone cracks this concept.

No altitude for this one, 100ft circuit is about all
and that would be hairy

[deaneb]

QUOTE (spongebob206 @ Jun 8 2011,6:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Can't wait till someone cracks this concept.

80 years plus since the idea was first flown and nothing has ever gone past the concept stage or production of more that just a very few examples. Probably because cars do a good job on the road and planes do a better job in the air. Why get all complicated and expensive to combine the two when there really does not seem to be a market?
Amphibious cars also spring to mind. Been done - when was the last time you heard anything of the Gibbs Aquada?

I guess post war there was the dream that everybody would one day fly everywhere conveniently and safely using there own personal car/planes. But as we know flying or piloting is not that straight forward and is not likely to be the domain of the mass public anytime soon.

[cowpatz]

[quote name='Redda03' date='Jun 13 2011,5:39 AM' post='8285578']
Looks pretty cool...though a bit dubious about the steering wheel being lashed with straps...or is it rope!!

Rope...my man that is the autopilot!
There are so many reasons why these will never be mainstream it is hard to know where to start. Could you imagine the average Ma and Pa trying to get a WOF for starters!

[Ian Warren]

These days i can see rich parent boy racer (mum can i have one - go ask your dad) , cap stitched to the back arm leaning on the window ledge , lowered seat and playing 'highway to the danger-zone' and getting spatted .... not funny be true next couple years