Re:Flying Car (and 0-60 in less than 4 seconds!)
by stretchwithme on Wednesday May 18, 2011 @08:26PM
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His focus is on serving the third world. It is clear in the video you need a runway and you don't have one when stuck in traffic. Or probably the room you need to deploy the wing.
I think he should play up the fact that this takes off with half the speed Marty McFly would need to turn on his flux capacitor.
Re:Flying Car (and 0-60 in less than 4 seconds!)
by Zak on Thursday May 19, 2011 @12:00AM
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It is clear in the video you need a runway
He said it could take off from a football field and clear the stanchions. It evidently needs a 300 foot unpaved field and a bit of space around it without anything exceedingly tall. That's pretty good performance, and you can get by with a lot less than a proper runway, but it can't take off from a traffic jam.
Re:Flying Car (and 0-60 in less than 4 seconds!)
by graffitishark on Wednesday May 18, 2011 @08:27PM
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Exactly. I think the only 'practical' use would be in very rural areas (where laws may be very lax...or bendable).
Re:Flying Car (and 0-60 in less than 4 seconds!)
by melvinram on Wednesday May 18, 2011 @11:45PM
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Well you don't have to be stuck in traffic. Your Android or iPhone could tell you there is a major traffic jam up ahead or you might know that between x-y time, you'll hit the daily commute rush. That way you could just "take off" from your street where you know there is clear skys and low traffic.
Granted, it's a really cool demo, but he needs to admit that there is little real-world practicality.