AlHazred Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 The Aeromobil V2.5 prototype roadable aircraft has achieved its first flight. Due to some unsubstantiated hyperbolic claims regarding the feasibility of "flying cars," this field of vehicles labors under something of a cloud. However, there have been many positive developments in the area over the last few years, and it seems likely that roadable aircraft will be marketable within ten years. So, in a fit of fanboyish enthusiasm, I thought I'd crank out a Hero version. You can find the .hdc file here. Vehicle - Aeromobil V2.5.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 Pretty cool. From the clip there seem to be some stability issues in flight, but there is no reason that cannot be over come in time. Personally I think it is just a matter of time.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 Roadable aircraft have existed since the 1950s. This one will also fail, because like the others, it doesn't solve the problem that flying cars are supposed to solve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 Roadable aircraft have existed since the 1950s. This one will also fail, because like the others, it doesn't solve the problem that flying cars are supposed to solve. And what would that be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asperion Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 And what would that be the fed govt - they would have to change the license laws to allow one license to work for both ground and air AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE. the current sys reqs one license for ground and another for air. the ground is affordable(?) but the air is not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 the fed govt - they would have to change the license laws to allow one license to work for both ground and air AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE. the current sys reqs one license for ground and another for air. the ground is affordable(?) but the air is not. A valid issue, but not one that the construction of a roadable aircraft would solve... The issue you are referring to is a political one that would exist with or without a viable personal aircraft design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 The bureaucratic issue is not the one I was thinking of (though it's also a serious concern). The problem that "flying cars" are supposed to solve is taking traffic out of everyday commuting by replacing it with flight. But unless your home and office are both right next to airfields, roadable aircraft aren't going to do anything about that, and in every case so far, roadable aircraft have been poor aircraft and poor automobiles. Addressing the problem that humans really want solved--flight from driveway to downtown--will require: 1) Some sort of helicopter. 2) Fully computerized operation. 3) Infrastructure to support this mode of travel (eg helipads in the city). 4) FAA regs that permit it all. Roadable aircraft are an interesting engineering exercise but they don't address any actual problems that I'm aware of. Drones, on the other hand, do present a possible path to flying-car utopia. It's easy to see automated drone operation progressing to the point where they'd be reliable enough for man-rated operation, and they're forcing changes at the FAA to accommodate them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlHazred Posted February 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 Roadable cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 Okay, you got me. Fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Carman Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 The bureaucratic issue is not the one I was thinking of (though it's also a serious concern). The problem that "flying cars" are supposed to solve is taking traffic out of everyday commuting by replacing it with flight. But unless your home and office are both right next to airfields, roadable aircraft aren't going to do anything about that, and in every case so far, roadable aircraft have been poor aircraft and poor automobiles. Short of practical antigravity, I don't see road traffic being simply replaced by flight. But with a compact and powerful ducted-fan V/STOL "car", a flying limo or taxi (or ambulance) is more likely. You still have the dual-license issue, but then you aren't trying to get *everyone* into the sky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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