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Flying car prototypes have been around for a while, this one is nothing special. They're basically a street legal airplane, they are not good cars and they are
by dm2 13y ago
Flying car prototypes have been around for a while, this one is nothing special.
They're basically a street legal airplane, they are not good cars and they are not good airplanes. It's like combining a mouse and keyboard, the end result is an overpriced inferior product.
How much do these things cost? A lot, more than a small airplane and a car combined.
When will they be available for purchase? Unknown, they're all in the prototype stages, probably not within the next 10 years because of lack of demand.
Autonomous vehicles will be cheaper, require zero skill to drive, will be safer, will be more fuel efficient, much quieter, and will become very common very soon, flying cars will not unless there is a major breakthrough in propulsion.
I'm glad people are tying the flying car idea, but it just doesn't seem practical in the near future.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_car_(aircraft) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_car_(aircraft)
https://www.google.com/search?q=flying+car&tbm=isch https://www.google.com/search?q=flying+car&tbm=isch
http://www.terrafugia.com/ http://www.terrafugia.com/
http://moller.com/dev/ http://moller.com/dev/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_Reconfigurable_Embedded_System http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_Reconfigurable_Embedded_...
- jacobolus 13y ago> It's like combining a mouse and keyboard, the end result is an overpriced inferior product. You’re in luck! Someone is making one of these: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/70308014/kings-assembly-a-computer-mouse-full-of-awesome https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/70308014/kings-assembly...
- dm2 13y agoThat actually looks pretty interesting and well thought out, I kind of want to try one. The finger position looks weird though, much more curled fingers than my normal finger position on a keyboard. Spaceship keyboard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSrdlacQIe4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSrdlacQIe4
- hyp0 13y ago> combining a mouse and keyboard Arguably, touchscreens. Which are inferior to both, but have other benefits. I can't imagine an analog for flying cars... but maybe there is one.