Interesting... Would decimate the crew car market...

"Autobots, transform and roll out..."

[youtube]http://youtu.be/kzYb68qXpD0[/youtube]

i wonder where they shot that at? Looks interesting!

I looked on their web site and can't see cost or availability anywhere...
http://www.aeromobil.com/

1. More than I can imagine.

2. Unlikely in my lifetime.

It's truly amazing the kind of innovation you can reach without the FAA standing on your shoulders.

And, it has a chute!

Thats not inovation, its not even a toy. I want to leave my aircraft at the airport.

Do you know how hard it is to get out of an airport with locked fences all around?

As neat as it is, it is not practical. It is as long as a bus and only has two seats. The visibility driving looks terrible. Neat that they got it to fly and drive down the road, but I can fly my airplane at 220 knots and have a rental car brought to my airplane for a fraction of the cost.

Todd,

I bet you look both ways before you cross the street.

Lol, funny Rick...

It just dawned on me... It would suck when, inevitably, some clueless sod runs into your car, making you unairworthy... Then with a fender bender, you have damage history.

I guess this thing would have a higher probably of being in an accident than airplanes...

Or maybe it would have so much gawk factor, people won't hit you...



Warren

I love all the iterations of flying cars and think they're imminently cool, impractical as they may be. I think they're emergent technologies, and will serve as the basis for something very cool in the distant future.

Lots of problems, including the fact that they have no bumpers. No side impact protection. I'd be surprised if they met many of the safety requirements for cars.

I'm a rule follower, I don't even go over the speed limit but the fantasy of being chased by the cops or the bad guys (whatever side you choose in your fantasy) and flying off the road to get away is compelling.