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  • #16
    It looks like a modified push-cart.
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    • #17
      That thing is not a flying car. It maybe an enclosed para glider but it is in no way a "flying car" Some of the things cars need that that thing lacks

      1. Lights
      2. Bumpers
      3. Safety (that fan will chop a courious kid in 2
      4. Windshield wipers
      5. Brakes
      6. Doors
      7. Turn signals, brake lights
      8. Wheel splash guards
      Signatures are overrated

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      • #18
        Originally posted by Airfoilsguy
        That thing is not a flying car. It maybe an enclosed para glider but it is in no way a "flying car" Some of the things cars need that that thing lacks

        1. Lights
        2. Bumpers
        3. Safety (that fan will chop a courious kid in 2
        4. Windshield wipers
        5. Brakes
        6. Doors
        7. Turn signals, brake lights
        8. Wheel splash guards
        My thoughts.
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        • #19
          He's talking about airspeed's between 15 and 160 KPH using a para-sail. That requires the ability to change the shape of the sail while in flight. If he has a reliable way to do that, he has done something unique.

          In the late 1960's I flew para-sails. They typically had a 10 knot difference between max and min cruise airspeed's. You can land, re-trim and take off again with the a faster or slower speed setting but still the same 10 knot speed range while airborne.


          We usually had ours set up for a typical play day around the sand box (where we flew them most, El Mirage Dry Lake) 20 knot forward speed at lift off, 30 knot cruise. One of my partners wanted to do a cross country (El Mirage to California City) so we set it up for a 50 knot cruise (about 40 knots at lift off) scared him so bad on take off that he aborted the trip. Forty knots is moving right along when your but is that close to the sand.
          Last edited by Dmmoore; 2008-03-18, 17:34.
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          • #20
            Originally posted by Airfoilsguy
            That thing is not a flying car. It maybe an enclosed para glider but it is in no way a "flying car" Some of the things cars need that that thing lacks

            7. Turn signals
            Pah, American drivers don't use those anyway.

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            • #21
              Originally posted by ASpilot2be
              Hey now, bricks are perfectly useful.
              Yes, indeed they are.
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              Behold the mighty brick!!!

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              • #22
                As useful as the Möller flying cars...
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