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Offline KiwiKev

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Re: flying car
« Reply #30 on: March 11, 2018, 03:18:31 AM »
Found pics of the military Giro I mentioned - in the RAF Duxford museum..




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Re: flying car
« Reply #31 on: March 11, 2018, 12:36:46 PM »
I'm still waiting for THIS one:



OR this one:



But if it MUST be a car:



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Offline Sheepdog

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Re: flying car
« Reply #32 on: March 11, 2018, 04:25:06 PM »
I remember being appalled when I saw one of the prototype Piasecki "Flying Jeeps" at the Army Aviation Museum at Ft. Rucker. The fan props were made of wood! It would seem to be a control nightmare in the analog world that conceived it. Still...a romantic thought.



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oldbike54

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Re: flying car
« Reply #33 on: March 11, 2018, 04:41:13 PM »
 A friend's dad had a "flying" boat that was about 7 feet long and 4 feet wide . It was designed with a fan tunnel , but was fortunately missing any kind of motive power or fan  :rolleyes:

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Offline Tom

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Re: flying car
« Reply #34 on: March 11, 2018, 05:07:07 PM »
Wouldn't make the FED DOT car requirements so it would have to marketed as a motorcycle.  That would limit sales too besides the insurance requirements.
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Offline EldoMike

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Re: flying car
« Reply #35 on: March 11, 2018, 06:03:21 PM »
Bought a mildly wrecked Bensen Gyrocopter a couple years ago...yes I will buy anything.  The guy who owned it knew nothing about how they worked. He thought he would run it around the field behind his house just to get a feel for it...freaked out when it jumped up off the ground and nose dived it...his had the power prop assist, really make for a quick hop up....I sold it before I was tempted to fix it and fly it.
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Offline Chuck in Indiana

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Re: flying car
« Reply #36 on: March 11, 2018, 07:48:38 PM »
Quote from: oldbike54 on March 11, 2018, 04:41:13 PM
A friend's dad had a "flying" boat that was about 7 feet long and 4 feet wide . It was designed with a fan tunnel , but was fortunately missing any kind of motive power or fan  :rolleyes:

 Dusty

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