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Flying cars!

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  • #2
    sliabh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,011 ✭✭✭sliabh


    I think the article summed it up with "pigs will fly before cars do". Considering the poor standard or road users I dread to think what would happen when those muppets are let into flying cars.

    While I would love one, until control of the cars is not a human's responsibility I can't see this happening in any sort of volume.


  • #3
    Zulu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,966 ✭✭✭✭Zulu


    Personally this subject is close to my heart. In fact it's my biggest disapointment in life.

    Since I was tiny - we were promised flying cars around the year 2000 mark. Where are they I ask you? Where?

    Dosen't anyone else feel cheated?


  • #4
    sliabh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,011 ✭✭✭sliabh


    Zulu wrote:
    Personally this subject is close to my heart. In fact it's my biggest disapointment in life.

    Since I was tiny - we were promised flying cars around the year 2000 mark. Where are they I ask you? Where?

    Dosen't anyone else feel cheated?
    I got tired waiting and tried to build one. I think I was 7 at the time.


  • #5
    sceptre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,608 ✭✭✭✭sceptre


    Zulu wrote:
    Dosen't anyone else feel cheated?
    I know I do.


  • #6
    robbie1876
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,766 ✭✭✭robbie1876


    "Pigs will fly before cars will"

    Damn, they'll be issuing penalty points from day one then.


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  • #7
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,982 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    if every adult had a heavier than air flying car then the total energy would be enormous and could affect weather patterns. having said that on tomorrows world many moons ago there was a scheme for a hot air baloon - transparent ouside and black inner - so self heating - the neat bit was they wanted to fly very high above the clouds etc. so less air resistance - in fact they even reckoned solar heating would provide propulsiion !


  • #8
    Flukey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,001 ✭✭✭✭Flukey


    While it sounds like a nice idea, in parctical terms it could be very dangerous. Think what havoc a drunk driver could wreak in a flying car! Any accident has the potential to cause a lot of damage.


  • #9
    sliabh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,011 ✭✭✭sliabh


    It probably would cost a fortune as well. Right now it costs about €6000 to get a private pilot's licence after instructor fees and flight time. Operating costs for even a light aircraft are in excess of €100 an hour. I can't see any future flying car to be cheaper unless there is some new miracle transportation technology (UFO powered anti-grav levitation anyone?)


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