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Re:Flying car completes test flight between airports by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @11:33AM (#27689782)
"Its creator, Prof Stefan Klein, said it could fly about 1,000km (600 miles), at a height of 8,200ft (2,500m), and had clocked up 40 hours in the air so far."

That sounds like pretty good mileage? Depending on the size of the tank, 1000km is pretty good range for an automobile.

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Re:Flying car completes test flight between airports by afgasgbui on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @11:39AM (#27689831)
I guarantee you the tank is yuge compared to what you'd find in a normal car. All airplanes have big tanks.
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Re:Flying car completes test flight between airports by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @01:58PM (#27691571)
Well no way will a 12,000 gallon tank fit in the car pictured. That's the size of a semi truck trailer.

So to cruise 1000km it has to get way better than 12kpg or whatever.

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