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Unless absolutely necessary, putting drive motor mechanisms and flying mechanisms on the same package is a waste of efficiency. Why have your engine pull the e
by scld 9y ago
Unless absolutely necessary, putting drive motor mechanisms and flying mechanisms on the same package is a waste of efficiency.
Why have your engine pull the extra weight of your propellers...and why have your propellers lift a drivetrain?
I get your point that "flying car" may be a tad misleading, but my guess is that they made this first iteration a "water vehicle" to get around the majority of regulations while still getting a product into the field to test and (perhaps) make some money while they're at it.
- CamelCaseName 9y agoRegulations could be one reason. Perhaps you can for your car over bodies of water, but not over land. Since it is impractical, and even less efficient, to have three vehicles (car on each side + a plane) then a flying car is better. You may be right technically, but there are practical reasons why flying cars may not travel over land for a very long time. I suspect noise is one of those reasons, it's why planes are limited to certain speeds despite being able to travel faster at higher efficiencies. It would be a great disturbance to the residents living below.