Will flying cars take off

[obi_waynne]

Ok so the thread title is probably as bad as puns go but do you think flying cars will be a realistic thing of the future?

I doubt we'll ever see cities like 5th element but I'm sure that flying cars will probably have a useful place and it will hopefully reduce congestion.

 

[HDi fun]

Very funny. They'll 'ave to [take off] in order to fly. I can't see it somehow - look how badly many people drive when only having to think in two dimensions. Chuck in the third one and that'll be it.

 

[obi_waynne]

The tests will be a lot harder so only the attentive ones get to fly.

What worries me is the breakdowns, you could be stuck in the air for hours waiting for a recovery agent to arrive.

 

[Big Fat Fatty]

I do hope to see cars similar to those from Futurama or the Fifth Element in my life time but I think it's unlikely as well, I saw one of James May's programs a while ago where an American company were developing the driverless car and that was supposed to be the beginnings of the fully automated flying car but it's still a long way off, saying that though it will happen and it is only a matter of time,

 

[turbonutter69]

The tests will be a lot harder so only the attentive ones get to fly.

What worries me is the breakdowns, you could be stuck in the air for hours waiting for a recovery agent to arrive.

 

[T9 man]

Don't know what all the fuss is about? Francisco Scaramanga had one in The Man With The Golden Gun in 1974

 

[SLEEPER]

Well parking would be a doddle but you can be absolutely sure that the councils would soon start painting red and yellow lines in the sky.

 

[HDi fun]

We already have flying cars. We call them aircraft.

 

[Jakeymd]

Aircraft are more like flying trains. Or depending on what aircraft you look at, maybe a flying tank and more. But i couldn't say planes are flying cars.

 

[HDi fun]

Cessna 172?

 

[Jakeymd]

Good point. I actually co-piloted one of these once. But i would say a 'flying car' as needs to be affordable and usable on a daily basis. The Cessna did come with hand free kit for both pilot and co-pilot as standard though. But you can't land it outside the postoffice.

 

[HDi fun]

That's likely to be the difficult bit - you're spot on.

Something with the manoeuverability of a Harrier and the running costs of a Corolla is a little way off yet.