When I will be able to buy a sky car?

5 points by etunescafe 12 years ago | 5 comments

RegexJoe 12 years ago |

What is your disposable income? How convenient is it for you to access an airfield near your home and common destinations? Depending on your answer to these questions, the answer may be, "Now", or "In 30 years".

drdeadringer 12 years ago | |

Not so helpful toward the spirit of the question.

gggggggg 12 years ago |

I think you need to think of this in two ways.

1) Flying cars like THe Jetsons - The regulation alone would have to put this so far beyond anything we could predict it would take all meaning out of it.

2) Hovering Cars - I would like to know the answer to this one.

wcummings 12 years ago |

"Flying cars" as they exist now, are more akin to planes-that-can-drive-on-roads

BrandonMarc 12 years ago | |

Exactly. "Roadable aircraft" is the common term, and it makes sense ... given how easy it is to acquire a drivers' license, do you really want the same people flying a plane?

Here are some actual specimens, in production (google search any of them and you'll find neat videos, too):

Terrafugia Transition ...

http://www.terrafugia.com/aircraft/transition

It's flown for years, runs on super-unleaded, and with folding wings can park in most people's garage. It's been to Osh Kosh numerous times.

Their upcoming TF-X model looks interesting, though I fear it may be so complicated that it'll have a harder time reaching market.

ITEC Maverick ...

http://itecusa.org/maverick.html

Ever see / hear of the movie "the End of the Spear"? The protagonist has a heart for helping * people living far from civilization, and one way is with (what I call) flying dune-buggies. Also been flying for years, in production, and quite durable.

http://mavericklsa.com/

* actually helping, by the way: providing knowledge, medical assistance, eye exams & services, dental exams & services ... all in a non-profit / volunteer fashion.