Ooooops...plan B ~ pull over & park?

[airtwardo 7]

http://youtu.be/O_2nRgUREec

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[Calvin19 0]

I never liked that thing. The "flying car" claim is cute. It's a marginal execution of a terrible idea resulting in a go cart that can barely drive on the ground and does a worse job at flying. Can't launch or land in wind. Can't fly in turbulence. I'll give them a B+ on the flying frame though.

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Calvin19

I never liked that thing. The "flying car" claim is cute. It's a marginal execution of a terrible idea resulting in a go cart that can barely drive on the ground and does a worse job at flying. Can't launch or land in wind. Can't fly in turbulence. I'll give them a B+ on the flying frame though.

This occurred at my home airport. This fellow brought this (and his family) to Canada from Florida, and had been doing occasional test flights for the last few months. Without getting into detail, this is a continuing accident-in-waiting.

It was also featured last night on The Discovery Channel. It's in this segment from the show: http://www.discovery.ca/episodeList.aspx?sid=13287

If that doesn't work, try this one: http://watch.discoverychannel.ca/#clip951732

This will give you a better idea of just how sketchy the design really is.

(It immediately follows the portion about wing-suit proximity BASE in Norway)

ETA: photographs I shot from one of it's flights

[JohnMitchell 16]

All the drag dragging that string bag thru the air?

Maybe a fun toy, but certainly not fast, efficient transportation, the supposed goal of the flying car.

I'd like to have my skydiving rig double as scuba rig for tropical vacations. Good idea on paper maybe, but the execution will be overweight and cumbersome, a huge collection of compromises at best.

[Krip 2]

I like the dudes wheels

Wonder if they will fit a golf cart or a rideing lawn mower?

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[popsjumper 2]

This is my favorite flying car....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Snh1b7h2sMA

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[airtwardo 7]

http://youtu.be/eLAcvFuLgU8

Mine!

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[david3 0]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMxXHY1f8Xk

Mine.

Actually this was better thought out than the subject of this thread.

[theonlyski 8]

I'm no aeronautical engineer, but doesn't that look like the bottom half or so of the prop isn't getting a good air stream? Looks to me like it would be horribly inefficient.

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I'm no engineer either, but I might be equally concerned at the steering/suspension lines looping so close to the unguarded prop.

I guess that's why these are classified in the Experimental category by TC and the FAA.

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I guess that's why these are classified in the Experimental category by TC and the FAA.

Pretty obvious why it's Experimental.
Opposite of obvious but still Experimental is this one with 1500fpm climb rate
...yet only Chileans and Finlanders get to legally jump out of those
What a sexy Experiment

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