First flying car in reality

[Dreamer143]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has approved first flying car to be on roads. This car have folding side wings and easy entery like vehicles and can be parked in side home garage, safe and speedy on roads, its anme is terrafugia

Here are the pics

 

 

 

 

 

for detailed information &videos

source= www.vehiclepdf.com

 

 

[Poper]

I saw one at Boeing museum in Seattle before.. The actual car was built but there was no market for it I guess..

 

[Dreamer143]

minimum sports pilot license is needed for this car, but already 100 orders been booked, and increase in sports pilot license no. in us is seen

[A5SB]

Flies like a car, drives like a plane! Great!

[1fast1]

A practical flying car should have VTOL. Can you imagine relying on a long runway to land at work? Won't work unless you work at an airstrip, and even then you generally need clearance to land. At least with VTOL, if you spot a jam, you can "instantly" take off on the spot, potong jalan the jam as the crow flies, then land in a secluded spot at or near your destination.

Edited July 10, 2011 by Turboflat4

[Friendstar]

  On 7/10/2011 at 1:21 AM, Turboflat4 said:

A practical flying car should have VTOL. Can you imagine relying on a long runway to land at work? Won't work unless you work at an airstrip, and even then you generally need clearance to land. At least with VTOL, if you spot a jam, you can "instantly" take off on the spot, potong jalan the jam as the crow flies, then land in a secluded spot at or near your destination.

 

 

slowly mah.

 

one step at at time.

 

must walk before can run.

[Mona-vie]

  On 7/10/2011 at 1:21 AM, Turboflat4 said:

A practical flying car should have VTOL. Can you imagine relying on a long runway to land at work? Won't work unless you work at an airstrip, and even then you generally need clearance to land. At least with VTOL, if you spot a jam, you can "instantly" take off on the spot, potong jalan the jam as the crow flies, then land in a secluded spot at or near your destination.

 

Cannot. Cause if all cars have VTOL you can imagine the mess we will get in the sky......

[Orffeus]

I always thought flying cars would look more awesome.

I actually wouldn't call that a flying car, but a car that is capable of controlled flight (nerdy I know).

 

But apparently the one thing stopping the development of proper flying cars (with VTO) is the fact that they will be driven by humans.

Most car accidents are caused by human error, now imagine if the same erroneous humans were allowed to command a vehicle above 100 meters (approximate height of the average skyscraper) above the ground, that would result in every car accident being a fatal one; this is just for the people in the cars never mind the people on the ground or in surrounding buildings.

What is needed is software and infrastructure that will allow for unmanned flight (including take-off and landing) before proper flying cars can be further developed and approved by governments.

 

And that's my 2 cents.

[Good-Carbuyer]

  On 7/11/2011 at 9:11 AM, Orffeus said:

I always thought flying cars would look more awesome.

I actually wouldn't call that a flying car, but a car that is capable of controlled flight (nerdy I know).

 

But apparently the one thing stopping the development of proper flying cars (with VTO) is the fact that they will be driven by humans.

Most car accidents are caused by human error, now imagine if the same erroneous humans were allowed to command a vehicle above 100 meters (approximate height of the average skyscraper) above the ground, that would result in every car accident being a fatal one; this is just for the people in the cars never mind the people on the ground or in surrounding buildings.

What is needed is software and infrastructure that will allow for unmanned flight (including take-off and landing) before proper flying cars can be further developed and approved by governments.

 

And that's my 2 cents.

Do you mean simply to shoot passengers to their respective short distances destinations, like firing gaint mortar rather than fly them (Example: Punggol to Pulau Ubin/Changi to Pulau Tekong...)

[Brendon1980]

I just need one that can fly over the erp...

[Old-driver]

  On 7/10/2011 at 1:21 AM, Turboflat4 said:

A practical flying car should have VTOL. Can you imagine relying on a long runway to land at work? Won't work unless you work at an airstrip, and even then you generally need clearance to land. At least with VTOL, if you spot a jam, you can "instantly" take off on the spot, potong jalan the jam as the crow flies, then land in a secluded spot at or near your destination.

Ha... we'll need a Control Tower to facilitate flight path and clearance to take off

[I-LOVE-CARS]

  On 7/11/2011 at 9:34 AM, Brendon1980 said:

I just need one that can fly over the erp...

 

Agree

[Orffeus]

NO! I mean cars that basically drive themselves and all people are passengers.

[Lanevomax]

i watch alot of plane crash investigation at discovery channel.

[MadDog70]

Hmm, does it mean we need another license, a pilot license?

[Good-Carbuyer]

  On 7/12/2011 at 3:26 PM, MadDog70 said:

Hmm, does it mean we need another license, a pilot license?

Insurers will require that Pilot Licence.

[Good-Carbuyer]

  On 7/12/2011 at 1:38 PM, Orffeus said:

NO! I mean cars that basically drive themselves and all people are passengers.

I am open to torpedo passengers to their destinations instead (laugh)

[Csnewbie]

  On 7/11/2011 at 9:34 AM, Brendon1980 said:

I just need one that can fly over the erp...

with GPS IU you have NO escape.hehe..

 

got to say PAP [thumbsup]