The Rocketeer!

[Longstreet]

Could this be the beginning of the end for the automobile? I am curious with what it runs on and how often it needs to be serviced. Comments?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/newzealand/7307195/Flying-into-the-future-New-Zealand-company-to-make-personal-jet-packs.html

jaYson

[Utah Bob]

Hmmmm. I wonder If I can convert my snowblower?

[Richard]

Yeah - wait until he flies into his first high-voltage power line with the thing because he didn't see it - I've seen what they can do to helicopters. :rolleyes:

And so it ges...

Richard's $.02 :munchin

[zpo]

Could this be the beginning of the end for the automobile?

Maybe motorcycle. Can't take a date out, buy groceries, run the kids to school, and you'd need serious clothes to fly in winter. A flying car will kill the automobile, not a jet pack.

[Joe_Snuffy]

Considering that jet-packs and the like have been in the works since the 50's [with a few minor successes with severely short ranges due to a limited fuel supply]....No, no I do not think that it will ever replaces automobiles.

Now if they ever produce small units for military use I wouldn't be too surprised if they were used as a form of jump-pack to allow the wear to make short hops, or even landings from planes [ala Starship Troopers the Novel]. But civilian use? Not likely.

[zpo]

Imagine drunk drivers in flying cars:eek:

I doubt manual would be the main control scheme for a flying car. Point and click flying with computers to detect everything from drunk to angry flying and lock out controls.

[Danimal18C]

That's Awesome! I don't think it'd replace the automobile... but that is pretty cool. Think of the combat applications to something like that.... brings a whole new meaning to "Fighting soldiers from the sky...." Change the Ballad of the Green Beret to say "Fearless men... who jump and (FLY)" haha

[dadof18x'er]

Could this be the beginning of the end for the automobile? I am curious with what it runs on and how often it needs to be serviced. Comments?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/newzealand/7307195/Flying-into-the-future-New-Zealand-company-to-make-personal-jet-packs.html

jaYson

how can a 254 lb. vehicle generate 200 HP?:confused:

[zpo]

how can a 254 lb. vehicle generate 200 HP?:confused:

Low torque and really high rpms combined with a favorable measuring standard.

[Mr Furious]

how can a 254 lb. vehicle generate 200 HP?:confused:

http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/propulsion/q0195.shtml

I'm an EE and not an Aero Eng, but power is power. The above link explains it much better than the textbook I have from Physics 250. Man that was a long time ago. :) Cool question to dust off the cobwebs. Thnx.

[zpo]

but power is power

Which is why high torque diesel engines are used to power Corvettes and Mustangs, right? :D :D

[greenberetTFS]

http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/propulsion/q0195.shtml

I'm an EE and not an Aero Eng, but power is power. The above link explains it much better than the textbook I have from Physics 250. Man that was a long time ago. Cool question to dust off the cobwebs. Thnx.

Mr F,

Typical Engineer,ask what time it is and you get the details of how a watch works..........:D:D:D

Big Teddy :munchin

[Mr Furious]

Rgr Big Teddy, wired that way. Too funny. I wound up doing the same thing for SET/Lockpicking...ask how to pick the lock and instead show the guys the guts and explain how it works...bad habit :p