FLYING CAR: YOU CAN HAS ONE

[defrog]

Yr 21st Century Fuck Yeah headline of the day:



The weight exemption is so they could fit in the safety features required for road vehicles, like air bags and crumple zones.

And you can pre-order one with a $10,000 deposit. But be prepared to pay the other $184,000 when it’s ready.

Oh, and you’ll still need a license to fly light sport aircraft.

Anyway, there’s yr flying car. What could go wrong?

Light aircraft on fire,

This is dF

Comments

[dydan.livejournal.com]

There's a couple things I dont understand about it.

I read the air speed is only 100mph, so I'm assuming that means it can only fly at low altitudes? Also, given the way air space is so ummm...militarily monitored and patrolled, how can someone be allowed to just up and decide to lift off the freeway and go for a fly? I mean, if you're near an airport and happen to be flying right in the middle of a commercial plane's take-off or landing path, that might be a problem.

Still...that would be a great vehicle. For a drug dealer.

[def-fr0g-42.livejournal.com]

As I understand it, it's still technically the street-legal equivalent of a Cessna and thus subject to FAA regs, so you'd still need to drive it to an airport/air field to take off and land, which means flight plan and air traffic compliance, etc. Unless the FAA is willing to make an exception for that too.

[garbagecanmusic.livejournal.com]

What ever you do.....do NOT fly through Grand Junction....Glen Mills will get you...