This company, Terrafugia, claims to have developed a "practical flying car." Looks cool, but I'll believe it when I see it. It's hard to imagine that wing design providing enough lift.
I have to say that if they do eventually deliver the goods, I want one.
Last edited by NQ6U; 05-11-2013 at 12:18 PM. Reason: corrected URL
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Originally Posted by KJ6BSO
This company, Terrafugia, claims to have developed a "practical flying car." Looks cool, but I'll believe it when I see it. It's hard to imagine that wing design providing enough lift.
I have to say that if they do eventually deliver the goods, I want one.
Don't need no stinking wings. It works on anti gravity.
If you look closely at the fan in the rear, it looks more like a fancy swamp boat.
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Photoshop anyone? ;)
"If the Republicans will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop
telling the truth about them." - Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965)
“I’m not liberal/conservative, I’m anti-idiotarian.”
At some point in the last 20 years, the left moved to the center, and the right moved into a mental institution
Sorry, I should have pointed out that the image is an illustration, not an actual photo of the thing in flight. Also, I screwed up the link. It's fixed now, but here's the correct one:
http://www.terrafugia.com/
Last edited by NQ6U; 05-11-2013 at 12:19 PM.
All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
I found a photo of the propulsion system.
A clear conscience is usually a sign of a bad memory
RIP ALBI-W3MIV RIP RUSS-W5RB RIP BOB-VK3ZL
The shape looks to be a variation of a "lifting body" design.
"Where would we be without the agitators of the world to attach the electrodes
of knowledge to the nipples of ignorance?" ~ Professor "Dick" Soloman
Ducted fans rock, actually.
"Where would we be without the agitators of the world to attach the electrodes
of knowledge to the nipples of ignorance?" ~ Professor "Dick" Soloman
Yes they do. A lot of bang for the buck. Way fun in model aircraft, too.
A clear conscience is usually a sign of a bad memory
RIP ALBI-W3MIV RIP RUSS-W5RB RIP BOB-VK3ZL
Unless you can afford to play with actually jet turbines. They make some awesome and reliable jet turbines for model aircraft and helicopters these days. I would love to try one but the cash I would have to plunk down is a bit steep.
I keep my 2 feet on the ground, and my head in the twilight zone.
When i saw the title on this thread I was envisioning a guy with a ramjet engine strapped to his back. I have a friend who can't understand why strap on jetpacks are not in common use for personal transportation these days. Time and time again I have tried to explain that they are extremely inefficient as the human body is not very aerodynamic... to put it mildly. But somehow he still doesn't seem to get it.This company, Terrafugia, claims to have developed a "practical flying car." Looks cool, but I'll believe it when I see it. It's hard to imagine that wing design providing enough lift.
I have to say that if they do eventually deliver the goods, I want one.
I keep my 2 feet on the ground, and my head in the twilight zone.
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