Japanese company's flying car takes successful test flight

[Robert59]

Aug. 28 (UPI) -- A Japanese company unveiled its prototype flying car to the public with a 4-minute test flight.

SkyDrive Inc. announced the successful test flight of its SD-03 flying car model at the Toyota Test Field in Toyota, Japan.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2020/0...r-takes-successful-test-flight/8241598635165/

 

[Pappy]

I don’t know if they’ll take off, no pun intended, or be just a big old toy for the very rich folks.

 

[Aunt Marg]

I recall paging through a Popular Mechanics magazine in the 1970's, the front page graced with the Moller Flying Car (in flight). What a sight to behold! It was the stuff that a kids dreams were made of, to be able to fly.

The Moller Flying Car never went anywhere, but here's still hoping that someone can make it happen!

Moller Flying Car, below.

 

[Nathan]

"Texting while Flying"...think about it.

 

[Aunt Marg]

"Texting while Flying"...think about it.

Yes indeed, stupidity will always exist among the human race.

 

[Don M.]

This would be even worse than "self-driving cars"....imagine walking down the street, and being clobbered by "shrapnel" raining down from the sky after a collision of these things.

 

[Lakeland living]

Who needs roads ?? Go anywhere with one of those. Living in a forest of course will slow them down.

 

[fmdog44]

"Tora, Tora, Tora"!!!

 

[OneEyedDiva]

Some people drive cars like they got their license at Sears and Roebuck. Imagine those same people being allowed to operate a flying vehicle. Look out below! My oldest grandson predicted there'd be flying cars when he was about 4 years old.

 

[FastTrax]

I recall paging through a Popular Mechanics magazine in the 1970's, the front page graced with the Moller Flying Car (in flight). What a sight to behold! It was the stuff that a kids dreams were made of, to be able to fly.

The Moller Flying Car never went anywhere, but here's still hoping that someone can make it happen!

Moller Flying Car, below.

Look familiar?



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinner_(Blade_Runner)

If one has about $1.5 million (Give or take a couple hundred thousand buckaroos) they can glean a released for civilian sale AV/8B Harrier VTOL from here.

www.everettaero.com/harrier.html

Truly the ultimate man toy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AV-8B_Harrier_II



Not nearly as sexy as an FA/18 Hornet but totally bad to the bone.

As usual Arnie doing his thing.

 

[Aunt Marg]

Look familiar?

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinner_(Blade_Runner)

If one has about $1.5 million (Give or take a couple hundred thousand buckaroos) they can glean a released for civilian sale AV/8B Harrier VTOL from here.

www.everettaero.com/harrier.html

Truly the ultimate man toy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AV-8B_Harrier_II

View attachment 121039

Not nearly as sexy as an FA/18 Hornet but totally bad to the bone.

As usual Arnie doing his thing.

It would be the ultimate, but there's just something about a Moller Flying Car that grabs me right in the tushie.

Take off from ones backyard, park it in the garage, take a few people out for a flight, park it in the supermarket parking lot to go shopping.

 

[WhatInThe]

Have to worry about drone traffic now a days.

 

[Aunt Marg]

Have to worry about drone traffic now a days.

ROFLMAO!

There's always something, isn't there?

Nevertheless, excellent point, one I didn't even think of.

 

[FastTrax]

Somebody beat us to it.

www.cnn.com/2020/09/01/us/jetpack-lax-trnd/index.html

Now I want one.

www.jetpackaviation.com

One jetpack please: Shaken not stirred.

 

[OneEyedDiva]

ROFLMAO!

There's always something, isn't there?

Nevertheless, excellent point, one I didn't even think of.

Yeah Did you see the damage a drone did to a major aircraft? Dangerous! @WhatInThe

 

[Sunny]

Oh great, just what we need, a lot of idiots flying cars around, killing each other and any innocent people down below who get in the way of their falling debris!

 

[Aunt Marg]

OneEyed and Sunny, like you guys, I also see carnage, and unlike minor fender-benders associated with vehicles, accidents related to flying cars would bring a whole new meaning to the word, curtains. LOL!

 

[OneEyedDiva]

OneEyed and Sunny, like you guys, I also see carnage, and unlike minor fender-benders associated with vehicles, accidents related to flying cars would bring a whole new meaning to the word, curtains. LOL!

Absolutely Aunt Marg!