More importantly they are covering the cheerleader playoffs
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| Author: | Bill Greenwood [ Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:43 pm ] |
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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. |
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| Author: | 262crew [ Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:51 pm ] |
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More importantly they are covering the cheerleader playoffs
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| Author: | Zachary [ Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:11 pm ] |
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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 |
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| Author: | Jiggersfromsphilly [ Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:11 pm ] |
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Is it like a 2009 Bellagio? |
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| Author: | Taylor Stevenson [ Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:33 pm ] |
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legally, do you have to drive to an airport to take off? (Serious Question) |
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| Author: | muddyboots [ Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:50 pm ] |
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http://www.terrafugia.com/ |
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| Author: | Matt Gunsch [ Sun Jan 11, 2009 9:22 pm ] |
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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. |
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| Author: | The Inspector [ Sun Jan 11, 2009 9:44 pm ] |
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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?? |
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| Author: | Elwyn [ Mon Jan 12, 2009 1:22 am ] |
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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. |
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| Author: | RyanShort1 [ Mon Jan 12, 2009 1:35 am ] |
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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 |
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| Author: | John Dupre [ Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:06 am ] |
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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? |
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