Japan's 'flying car' gets off ground, with a person aboard

LewisBraham

Interesting:https://techxplore.com/news/2020-08-japan-car-ground-person-aboard.html

davfor

And, here is another piece of interesting aviation news from today:

....the Celera 500L has finally been revealed to the world, with the launch of a new website and a bunch of very cool new photos.

What we're looking at is a six-person private craft that promises to fly at jet speeds, but with eight times lower fuel consumption, and a range that's twice that of a comparably sized craft.

The range is such that the Celera 500L would be able to service nearly every city pairing in the United States without refueling.

https://cnn.com/travel/article/celera-500l-plane/index.html

little5bee

Finally. The Jetsons' car has arrived. Been waiting for one since I was a kid.

Sven

Very interesting. The flying car's propulsion is similar to commercial drones using 4 vertical propellers. It should be quite manunerable but at the expense of being aerodynamic. This vehicle needs to be gasoline powered based on the power-to-weight requirements similar to military drones.
https://af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104470/mq-9-reaper/

hank

davfor said:

What we're looking at is a six-person private craft that promises to fly at jet speeds ...

Well, that ought to be fun during rush hour.

msf

little5bee said:

Finally. The Jetsons' car has arrived. Been waiting for one since I was a kid.

I'll keep waiting until they come out with the compact version that folds up into a briefcase. Too bad Sven had to say something about weight.

little5bee

@msf send the video to Elon Musk.