Israeli Flying Car Nears First Test Flight
In early 2007, Urban Aeronautics announced it'd have an "air jeep" flying car dubbed the X-Hawk ready for flight by 2009. The future's now, and while the X-Hawk isn't quite ready, the test mule almost is.
http://jalopnik.com/5299694/israeli-fly ... est-flight
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06/16 ... _imminent/
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Re: Urban Aero Fancraft (flying car?)
Flying cars are a great (nor for long) concept. They have just one fundamental flaw: if you have engine troubles, you're dead.
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Re: Urban Aero Fancraft (flying car?)
Hi Metiz
Not the right kind of lifting body then?
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Not the right kind of lifting body then?
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Re: Urban Aero Fancraft (flying car?)
Depends if you got a ballistic parachute on board when the motors
stop making the whirring sounds...LOL!
stop making the whirring sounds...LOL!