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Old 01-22-2009, 03:46 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Or, as they phrase it, your roadable aircraft...

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Old 01-22-2009, 11:58 PM   #2 (permalink)
 
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I have seen the Moller International Flying Car in person.

::SKYCAR::

it is there, it flies, and oh, it is expensive!
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Old 01-23-2009, 04:44 PM   #3 (permalink)
 
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I have seen...in person.

...it is expensive!
I've only seen in the Science Channel's Beyond Tomorrow...
-They cost as much as those huge RVs that roll around campgrounds!
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So.. what happens when your wings deploy while driving on the freeway?
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you take off...

duh.

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Old 01-23-2009, 06:20 PM   #6 (permalink)
 
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the Moller car is a Vertical Take-off and land vehicle.
it will drive, but slower, like 30mph or so,
the wings on the Moller do not deploy it uses ducted fans (8 of them, 2 on each corner for redundancy) for lift and thrust.
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Old 01-23-2009, 06:33 PM   #7 (permalink)
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...it is Terra expensive and fugian ugly...

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still think I'll hold out for this one.....

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