The funny thing is that you have to take of and land on actual airstrips with these vehicles.Stybar said:You know, when you take off with a plane, there are dozens of pre-flight checks you have to do, wouldn't that be a bit cumbersome while in a car, on the road? You'd have to leave extra early, just to do the checks, and when you're in a traffic jam, you still can't fly since you don't have the room to take off...
What kind of sense does a flying car make when its not a VTOL?Impulse said:The funny thing is that you have to take of and land on actual airstrips with these vehicles.Stybar said:You know, when you take off with a plane, there are dozens of pre-flight checks you have to do, wouldn't that be a bit cumbersome while in a car, on the road? You'd have to leave extra early, just to do the checks, and when you're in a traffic jam, you still can't fly since you don't have the room to take off...
Exactly. The only solution that makes sense is helicopter blades.Panki said:What kind of sense does a flying car make when its not a VTOL?Impulse said:The funny thing is that you have to take of and land on actual airstrips with these vehicles.Stybar said:You know, when you take off with a plane, there are dozens of pre-flight checks you have to do, wouldn't that be a bit cumbersome while in a car, on the road? You'd have to leave extra early, just to do the checks, and when you're in a traffic jam, you still can't fly since you don't have the room to take off...
Not necessarily, you could also use tiltable jet engines.Stybar said:Exactly. The only solution that makes sense is helicopter blades.Panki said:What kind of sense does a flying car make when its not a VTOL?Impulse said:The funny thing is that you have to take of and land on actual airstrips with these vehicles.Stybar said:You know, when you take off with a plane, there are dozens of pre-flight checks you have to do, wouldn't that be a bit cumbersome while in a car, on the road? You'd have to leave extra early, just to do the checks, and when you're in a traffic jam, you still can't fly since you don't have the room to take off...