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by velovoy 4y ago
If you've ever seen the movie The Fifth Element (1997), there is a flying car chase scene. In the scene there are many levels of aerial streets, very tall buildings, and the ability to fly into a building many stories above ground.
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by velovoy 4y ago
There could be mutiple safety redundancies built into the vehicle, like emergency deployment of large balloons in case of mechanical failure and a smaller propeller that lets the driver navigate to a safe landing spot in a parking lot. Also
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by velovoy 4y ago
Because of the aerial street grid that can be viewed on the vehicle's computer or a helmet's shield using AR? Basically replicate a street 30 feet above ground with enough clearance to avoid large vehicles. It doesn't need to
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by velovoy 4y ago
That's the thing--personal aerial vehicles eliminate urban sprawl because destinations can be reached vertically with landing docks on a building's roof or side. It's easier to add a new layer of aerial streets than fix bad
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by velovoy 4y ago
The Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 91.119 indicates that, except when necessary for departure or landing, the minimum altitude over urban areas is 1,000 feet above ground level (AGL) and 500 feet AGL over rural areas. But small airc
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Idea: Aerial (above ground) street lanes for flying vehicles
3 points by velovoy 4y ago|12 comments
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by velovoy 5y ago
Launched with just a tour of the Golden Gate Bridge and Sausalito in San Francisco. If you'd like to demo the audio tour, reply below and I'll send you a free promo code. Only available on the App Store (Android version coming soo