Second flying car spotted Down Under

If they are on sale, I would definitly buy one:D

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/03/22/second_flying_car/

Forget Vista being delayed... this is the big news. Flying cars could well be the best things since jam! But just think of the loq MPG you'd get...

AndyD wrote:

Forget Vista being delayed... this is the big news. Flying cars could well be the best things since jam! But just think of the loq MPG you'd get...

Right, who cares if UMPC or Vista is delayed.

if only this car use Solar power to drive i will be thrilled...
long back i heard someone in California or some place created similar to this.. called Skycar i don't remember exactly what happened later.

arunpv wrote:

long back i heard someone in California or some place created similar to this.. called Skycar i don't remember exactly what happened later.

http://www.moller.com/

I've heard rumors that The Scobleizer uses one of these as the Scoblemobile.

See also:

http://www.popsci.com/popsci/aviationspace/08b889c49db84010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html

Ta for the link. I'm going to have to be picky though and say that's not a car. Sure it has 'car' in the title but I can't see one of those doing 70 down the motorway...

Karim wrote:

arunpv wrote: long back i heard someone in California or some place created similar to this.. called Skycar i don't remember exactly what happened later.

http://www.moller.com/

I've heard rumors that The Scobleizer uses one of these as the Scoblemobile.

See also:

http://www.popsci.com/popsci/aviationspace/08b889c49db84010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html

Thats cool..

Check this... How many speeding tickets will you get for this..
Guaranteed Performance
Passengers                                4
Maximum speed                       375 MPH
Cruise speed (20,000 ft.)          275 MPH
Range                                       750 Miles
Size                                          Large automobile
Best mileage                             approx. 20 MPG
Useful payload                          750 lbs
Can hover with one engine failed
Uses non-fossil fuel (ethanol)

Certification Date
Not later than December 31, 2008

AndyD wrote:

Ta for the link. I'm going to have to be picky though and say that's not a car. Sure it has 'car' in the title but I can't see one of those doing 70 down the motorway...

Depends on how you define car. It's about the size of a car, so that's probably why the designers call it that. Personally, I would call it a car only if it's road legal when on the ground (which is certainly possible).

Sven Groot wrote:

AndyD wrote: Ta for the link. I'm going to have to be picky though and say that's not a car. Sure it has 'car' in the title but I can't see one of those doing 70 down the motorway...

Depends on how you define car. It's about the size of a car, so that's probably why the designers call it that. Personally, I would call it a car only if it's road legal when on the ground (which is certainly possible).

How about calling it a SkyRider.... Thats works!

That works for me... Uh, hold on - we've been beaten to it.... http://www.roadabletimes.com/roadables-vtol_skyrider.html I've seen things like this on 'Tomorrows World' (British tech show, sadly now defunct). I'm constantly disapointed how the promised future continually fails to deliver. I had expected to be living on Mars by now

Hmm. Flying cars - the 'UFO photos' of google maps.

Either a hoax, or a trick of shadow and ground coloration. Oh, like the face on Mars.

AndyD wrote:

That works for me... Uh, hold on - we've been beaten to it.... http://www.roadabletimes.com/roadables-vtol_skyrider.html I've seen things like this on 'Tomorrows World' (British tech show, sadly now defunct). I'm constantly disapointed how the promised future continually fails to deliver. I had expected to be living on Mars by now

Its not "promised future" its predicted future, which may or may not come true..