jstein77
jstein77 SuperDork
6/14/13 7:51 a.m.

Link to article and video.

Adrian_Thompson
Adrian_Thompson UberDork
6/14/13 7:56 a.m.

That actualy has the potential to be develope into something usefull and practical unlike the 80 year old dream of a flying car.

Xceler8x
Xceler8x UltraDork
6/14/13 10:13 a.m.

Flying cars will happen! Have faith my brothers.

In the meantime I'll take a flying bike.

DrBoost
DrBoost PowerDork
6/15/13 1:01 p.m.

That looks like the most fun....wait, second most fun, way to die.

oldtin
oldtin UltraDork
6/15/13 1:06 p.m.

That looks like fun. Not sure what the point of the bicycle is if it's self-propelled by the fans - other than transporting the rig back to a charger.

carguy123
carguy123 UltimaDork
6/15/13 1:35 p.m.

Now add a small generator and you are set.

mad_machine
mad_machine MegaDork
6/15/13 4:54 p.m.

Just think of the mountain biking you could do with that!

EastCoastMojo
EastCoastMojo PowerDork
6/15/13 6:10 p.m.

This looks like a mythbusters project.

Appleseed
Appleseed UltimaDork
6/16/13 7:57 a.m.

Piasecki did that back in 57.

RX Reven'
RX Reven' HalfDork
6/16/13 10:58 a.m.

Both the complexity and ramifications of mistakes are orders of magnitude greater for flying than driving. The only way we’ll ever have flying cars if they operate autonomously.

Also, flying cars will need to be compact if they’re going to be widely adopted. This means overcoming gravity with reaction force which is inefficient so we’re going to need huge improvements in energy density for it to work.

Please share any other wonderful dreams you’d like me to crush.

Woody
Woody MegaDork
6/16/13 2:45 p.m.

It's just a matter of time before these guys start complaining about not getting any respect from the drivers of flying cars.

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