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Jeff
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Post subject: WANT! (flying car is here at last!) Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:46 am |
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The Modfather; Wizard of WAN
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http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid ... 8&from=rssQuote: "The first flying automobile, equally at home in the sky or on the road, is scheduled to take to the air next month. If it survives its first test flight, the Terrafugia Transition, which can transform itself from a two-seater road car to a plane in 15 seconds, is expected to land in showrooms in about 18 months' time. Terrafugia claims it will be able to fly up to 500 miles on a single tank of unleaded petrol at a cruising speed of 115mph. Even at $200,000 per automobile, they have already received 40 orders." http://www.terrafugia.com/aircraft.html
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Tuna
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Post subject: WANT! (flying car is here at last!) Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:47 am |
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Still Not A Dalmatian In A Jaunty Beret
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About time!!!
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Tuna
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Post subject: WANT! (flying car is here at last!) Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:51 am |
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Still Not A Dalmatian In A Jaunty Beret
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I love it!
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Dave Tripper
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Post subject: WANT! (flying car is here at last!) Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:13 am |
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Ask me about the 20 Brotoro Shower.
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My Jetsons car is realized! Sort of!
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That meddlin kid
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Post subject: WANT! (flying car is here at last!) Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:59 am |
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Biker Librarian
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Not holding my breath. Trying to build a vehicle that both flies successfully AND handles well on the road is like creating a diet supplement that will both help athletes pack on pounds of muscle AND help sedentary obese people lose weight. It would have to fulfill contradictory requirements. That's why none of the dozens of flying car prototypes built over the years has ever gotten into production.
Have to say, though, it's probably the coolest-looking flying car yet. Maybe if they're really, really lucky it will make it into limited production some day. In the flying car business that would count as a runaway success!
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Jeff
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Post subject: WANT! (flying car is here at last!) Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:56 pm |
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The Modfather; Wizard of WAN
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This should also be modified into being a boat too. 
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Bobson Dugnutt
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Post subject: WANT! (flying car is here at last!) Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 4:03 pm |
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MLVGB Champion, '92-'94
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Meh....my ultralight gets better gas mileage. 
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Jeff
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Post subject: WANT! (flying car is here at last!) Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 4:15 pm |
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The Modfather; Wizard of WAN
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Bobson Dugnutt wrote: Meh....my ultralight gets better gas mileage.  BUT CAN YOU DRIVE IT TO WORK?? BECAUSE YOU CAN DRIVE THIS ON THE SEXPRESSWAYS!!
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Bishop Hammer
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Post subject: WANT! (flying car is here at last!) Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 4:51 pm |
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Write your own destiny
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Weird, I was just talking how cool it would be to have one and how close they are to becoming a reality with Hanzo, then I come across this thread. 
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pretty bubbles in the air.
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Brotoro
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Post subject: WANT! (flying car is here at last!) Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 6:57 pm |
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Friendly, Furry, Ellipsoidal
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Flying car's site "experiencing temporary difficulties." Makes me confident about their cars.
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Ian Sokoliwski
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Post subject: WANT! (flying car is here at last!) Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:54 pm |
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King of Goth
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Jim Yingst
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Post subject: WANT! (flying car is here at last!) Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:21 pm |
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Brotoro wrote: Flying car's site "experiencing temporary difficulties." Makes me confident about their cars. Indeed.
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Brotoro
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Post subject: WANT! (flying car is here at last!) Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:28 pm |
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Friendly, Furry, Ellipsoidal
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I wasn't going to comment on that.
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Li'l Jay
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Post subject: WANT! (flying car is here at last!) Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:38 pm |
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It scorched
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Bishop Hammer wrote: Weird, I was just talking how cool it would be to have one and how close they are to becoming a reality with Hanzo, then I come across this thread.  Weird, I was just reading Vol. 1 of the Spirit Archives. The Spirit drives and flies a car plane.
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Lord Pinto
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Post subject: WANT! (flying car is here at last!) Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:50 pm |
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What did you expect? The Comedian is dead.
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Jeff wrote: This should also be modified into being a boat too.  And a time machine!!!
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Brotoro
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Post subject: WANT! (flying car is here at last!) Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:00 pm |
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Friendly, Furry, Ellipsoidal
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It should have warp drive!!!!
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Frank L. Sisko
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Post subject: WANT! (flying car is here at last!) Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:18 pm |
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Emissary to the Prophets
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Only nine years too late.
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Jeff
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Post subject: WANT! (flying car is here at last!) Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:54 am |
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The Modfather; Wizard of WAN
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Ian Sokoliwski wrote: ...sexpressways? That's what you call roads for flying cars. Because they're that awesome. 
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Judge WAN
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Post subject: WANT! (flying car is here at last!) Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:51 am |
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Flying car.  NOT a flying car. 
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Jeff
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Post subject: WANT! (flying car is here at last!) Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 12:23 pm |
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The Modfather; Wizard of WAN
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Judge WAN
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Post subject: WANT! (flying car is here at last!) Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 12:27 pm |
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