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DADDY WON'T YOU BUY ME A WHAT THE HECK?
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:43 pm
by Bill Greenwood
Go on Fox news and see the article about the new flying car. It's called a Terrafugia, it is as ugly as it sounds. It goes 90 mph on the road, 115 in the air and costs $200,000. The good thing is that it does the conversion itself automatically. Who knows, some guy made millions selling rubber shoes with holes in them.
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:51 pm
by 262crew
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:11 pm
by Zachary
The Terrafugia might actually turn out to be something more than a sideshow circus act. Most if not all of the people involved are MIT graduates and are SMART, SMART folks. I've met some of them during AirVenture.
If you truly want a roadable aircraft, you can get one right now from Larry Neal, designer of the Super Sky Cycle gyroplane. The SSC is a street legal motorcycle and an extremely well designed autogyro. Check it out here:
http://www.thebutterflyllc.com/sscycle/gallery.htm
Zack
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:11 pm
by Jiggersfromsphilly
Is it like a 2009 Bellagio?
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:33 pm
by Taylor Stevenson
legally, do you have to drive to an airport to take off? (Serious Question)
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:50 pm
by muddyboots
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 9:22 pm
by Matt Gunsch
me109me109 wrote:legally, do you have to drive to an airport to take off? (Serious Question)
Taylor,
read the FARs, you are not required to operate off a airport, but you do so at your own risk.
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 9:44 pm
by The Inspector
AS they say, 'if it looks right, it is right' that thing looks like a pinstriped toad-are they going to race it in IMSA P-2 this year @ Daytona?
For $200 very large??
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 1:22 am
by Elwyn
I wouldn't want to risk a decent airplane on the road with some of the crazies, cell phone distracted drivers, and uninsured motorists out there.
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 1:35 am
by RyanShort1
me109me109 wrote:legally, do you have to drive to an airport to take off? (Serious Question)
I don't know, but I think that Texas has some codes about aircraft NOT operating off of highways and such... Would be interesting to find out about other state's laws.
Ryan
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:06 am
by John Dupre
It is not a matter of the engineering. Molt Taylor produced a handful of flying cars fully certificated as cars and planes 50 years ago. What Taylor and the Terrafugia guys don't understand is the psychology of pilots. When I get back into flying I want to fly a plane not a car. I take to the air to get away from all my cares and woes on the ground. Why would I want to take my ground vehicle into the air when I want to escape what is on the ground?
