Is the Terrafugia "flying car" destiny for America's transportation future?
We all knew that someday this was bound to happen. the Jetsons car of the future has become a reality. the Terrafugia flying car has arrived. i watched the video in amazement, when the car dropped its wings and sailed down the runway into the open blue skies. Mr. Terrafugia will become a richer man. what now? the government approved this test flight. does this now mean a whole new set of rules and regulations for the airways? will there be air traffic cops?
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The rules of the air today,will apply to anyone who flies in them.The FAA does more that frown on idiots who fly.One would have to have a pilot’s license,and that license is more difficult to keep than a driver’s license.
If it qualified as an ultralight,maybe we would have mayhem ;)
Gravity is the “friend” to natural selection.LOL
And, lets not forget the few that can afford a $190,000+ toy.
Idiots can not even avoid crashing into each other on low speed preset paths.Just imagine the amount of deaths raining from the skies from drunk morons crashing into each other.
We already have air chaos today, having millions of these flying cars in the air will make this problem many times worse. And think of all the fuel that is consumed more. Aircraft consume more fuel than ground based vehicles. Especially today, a flying car based on fossil fuels is an unwarranted extravaganza. I think it is a through and through stupid idea.
That doesn’t look like an easy thing to drive. You still have to know how to fly. I noticed you had to lash the steering wheel while flying. It looked like it wasn’t all that easy to land. It’ll still have to land at airports, and pay whatever fees that implies. I guess you’ll be able to drive off after that. But at 120 pounds (can that really be?) I don’t know if it’ll be certifiable for the roads. I don’t think it’ll be all that popular.
My question is cross wind.
A front centered wheel/s can correct for having to land sideways. That baby lands sideways with both front wheels touching. It is going to be forced to go in that direction. Possibly having it flip over.
Not a flying car: It’s a roadable airplane.
Very big difference. The idea is that it’s a light aircraft that you can park in your driveway, instead of having to hanger.
Cool idea, cool plane.
It is a fun toy, not America’s transportation destiny. Until someone figures out how to turn off gravity this unit will stay in the realm of extravagant play.
No. It will most likely have the problems of other multifunction vehicles. It will not be a very good airplane. It will not be a very good car.
I don’t see that being something Of a reality for the near future. Espeially with modern day transportation technology and fuel limitations. Gas ain’t gonna cut it in the next 100 years. And we can barely maintain our current infrastructure, let alone build brand new ones for flying cars
Not even a step away from petrol power, which is the most crucial thing by far.
@CaptainHarley for once i agree with you for agreeing with ragingloli :)
I’m glad to see that they’ve finally made one. We can get on with the future now.
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