Re: [Vo]:Kamen's New Segue

[Brian Ahern]

I agree that a flying car is the worst of both worlds. A bad car and a bad 
plane.  Still, I would like one.



From: Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2017 9:57 AM
To: Vortex
Subject: Re: [Vo]:Kamen's New Segue

Another flying car! Not going to happen. Economically, it makes no sense. It is 
cheaper by far to buy (or rent) an ordinary car, drive to the airport, and fly 
an ordinary airplane. A machine that does both will do neither well.

With self-driving taxis, it will be even less of a problem getting to a 
regional airport. You will not have to return a rental car. It will drive off 
and return itself.

Still, this is the nicest looking flying car I have seen.

- Jed

Re: [Vo]:Kamen's New Segue

[Jed Rothwell]

Another flying car! Not going to happen. Economically, it makes no sense.
It is cheaper by far to buy (or rent) an ordinary car, drive to the
airport, and fly an ordinary airplane. A machine that does both will do
neither well.

With self-driving taxis, it will be even less of a problem getting to a
regional airport. You will not have to return a rental car. It will drive
off and return itself.

Still, this is the nicest looking flying car I have seen.

- Jed

Re: [Vo]:Kamen's New Segue

[MJ]

http://newatlas.com/urban-aeronautics-cityhawk-flying-car/49025/

On 19-Apr-17 14:45, Jones Beene wrote:


Wow and whoa. Notice about 1:47 in the vid there could be some lose 
ends, so to speak ...


https://youtu.be/kzYb68qXpD0

...have they rigged up some rope to keep the wings stabilized? Well 
that is a possible explanation. :-)


This concept, no matter how beautiful and intriguing -- will never 
happen... at least not until it can be completely robot controlled, 
and essentially "state controlled" which is to say, independent of the 
desires of the owner/driver.


The terrorism risk is too great... OTOH, it is a beautiful way to 
accomplish regime change.



On 4/19/2017 7:58 AM, Terry Blanton wrote:

http://www.aeromobil.com/= 

Well, he's one of the advisors.

Re: [Vo]:Kamen's New Segue

[Jones Beene]

Wow and whoa. Notice about 1:47 in the vid there could be some lose 
ends, so to speak ...


https://youtu.be/kzYb68qXpD0

...have they rigged up some rope to keep the wings stabilized? Well that 
is a possible explanation. :-)


This concept, no matter how beautiful and intriguing -- will never 
happen... at least not until it can be completely robot controlled, and 
essentially "state controlled" which is to say, independent of the 
desires of the owner/driver.


The terrorism risk is too great... OTOH, it is a beautiful way to 
accomplish regime change.



On 4/19/2017 7:58 AM, Terry Blanton wrote:

http://www.aeromobil.com/= 

Well, he's one of the advisors.