Air cars will never fly (911 more reasons)

("gatt" wrote)
Plus...how would we hit raccoons and possum?!

Why did the chicken cross the road?

To prove to the raccoon that, yes, it can be done.

--
Montblack

ROTFL...the perfect excuse for any past, present, or future lack of
spelling/context checking :-)

--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
- Leonardo Da Vinci

(Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail)

Hey, whaddabout blind people like me? Cars have ESTRICTED my freedom, thank
you very much. I can't go anywhere that doesn't have mass transit (or decent
sidewalks, which are an equal rarity) without fearing for my life.
grumblegrumble ##$%^ two-ton machines...Trying to kill me, I swear...
/grumblegrumble

John

SO now the whole world must stripped of autos and other wise
de-industrialized in order for you to cope with your disability? Poor
little lost babe. Lets have a pity party. Oh, wait how about this line of
reasoning? The lack of advance technology had handicapped me in my search
for new opportunities. In order to help me adjust to my disability you must
make the reasonable accommodation of letting air cars, ssto and other high
tech development projects go forth unimpeded.

"gmw" wrote in message
.. .
Hey, whaddabout blind people like me? Cars have ESTRICTED my freedom,
thank
you very much. I can't go anywhere that doesn't have mass transit (or
decent
sidewalks, which are an equal rarity) without fearing for my life.
grumblegrumble ##$%^ two-ton machines...Trying to kill me, I swear...
/grumblegrumble

John

SO now the whole world must stripped of autos and other wise
de-industrialized in order for you to cope with your disability? Poor
little lost babe. Lets have a pity party. Oh, wait how about this line of
reasoning? The lack of advance technology had handicapped me in my search
for new opportunities. In order to help me adjust to my disability you
must
make the reasonable accommodation of letting air cars, ssto and other high
tech development projects go forth unimpeded.


Who ****ed in your Wheaties. Totally uncalled for.

See ya. Not.
--
Jim in NC

"gatt" wrote in message .. .
"Gilles KERMARC" wrote in message
news:bl4u58$ng1$1@news-

6) Navigation in an air car would be a nightmare since it can be hard
enough to reach a destination with defined roads and street markings.
How would people know where they were, especially at night?

Heard about the GPS ?

GPS is not an accepted form of primary instrument natigation, is it?

Plus...how would we hit raccoons and possum?!

-c

You'll just have to settle for pigeons and sparrows.

Regards
Earthling

"Morgans" wrote in message ...
"Zoltan Szakaly" wrote in message
The development status is the following:

I have working induction jet engines
I have developed the flight control system that consists of:
-motor controllers
-multiprocessor systems
-fiber optic data links
-software architecture

I am hoping to integrate a prototype in the near future.

Zoltan

http://www.vtol.net

The cruise endurance is 2 hours, and even at high cruise, of 400 mph, that
is 800 miles. Where do you come up with 1000 miles range.


The current concept includes an impeller driven by a wankel engine.
This is used to blow bypass air around the induction jet engines
during hover to keep them from melting.

Horizontal flight can be done in various ways:

1. Gliding without engines using the canards and ailerons/flaps for
control.
This can be used for fuel out/emergency glide and landing.

2. On the ducted fan economy low speed cruise.
We are not sure how fast or how economical this will be.

3. Using the rear two induction engines with or without the ducted
fan.
This is the fastest cruise and should be somewhat economical.

We have data on the engines at static operation and have simulated the
airframe. The stall speed is 90 mph without engines. It can fly slower
with the engines and it can stop, hover, fly backwards.

The 1000 mile range is approximate, it depends on the payload etc.
This is achieved at less than full speed cruise. The 2 hours endurance
is for 400 mph.

I do have aviation experience, I learned to fly on a friends piper
apache, have done takeoffs and landings on my own. I do not fly now. I
think that the conventional instrumentation is way obsolete.

Of course the one-mw can fly anywhere just like any airplane. It can
be flown with the side-sticks. The front seats are equipped with
steering wheels, gas and brake pedals as well as two joysticks each.
The joysticks control pitch-roll on one side and throttle-yaw on the
other. This is the same as radio controlled airplanes or helicopters.
The pitch roll stick has a vertical throttle knob.

Zoltan

Oh brother. If this wasn't so pitiful, it would be funny.

I'm from Missouri.
--
Jim in NC