Re:Uber Hires Veteran NASA Engineer to Develop Flying Cars
by ben_w on Monday February 06, 2017 @12:23PM
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Cost is not the only concern, if it was then all cars would be the most energy efficient possible and Hummers with similar fuel efficiency to small Cessna aircraft would never have been made.
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Re:Uber Hires Veteran NASA Engineer to Develop Flying Cars
by iaw on Monday February 06, 2017 @12:46PM
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The ownership cost of a small Cessna drastically exceeds that of a hummer (purchase price + certification + maintenance). I'll take your word that they have equivalent fuel efficiencies.
Cost isn't a big deal when it's less than a 50% increase, we're talking 3-5x here. This is equivalent not to a Hummer but to a Ferrari, that's a difference in sale volume that makes a flying car unit unsustainable give the increased non-traditional expenses.