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On TV show 60 Minutes this Sunday there will be a segment called "The Sky's The Limit" about flying cars.Don't get to excited !!this show was on USA 60 minutes a week ago and was bagged by most USA forum posters.still mite be worth a captn.cookcheers Phil.
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Is this about the 'Mollner" sky car?If so that thing has been hanging around for the last 10 years that I know of...Here's a more interesting site to check out:http://www.blacklightpower.com/Wrap your head around that one!Cheers,,Nick.
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Carter Copter, AirScooter, Mohller AirCar, Trek ....were some of the brands talked about.Phil
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I took the opportunity to view the segment and came away thnking its all old old news. I also couldn't help but think that most people would think it possible to simply fly airscooter or skycar without any prior air knowlege given the presentation. It amounted to very poor journalism.Ted
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All of them left me wondering!What would happen if the "Engine Stopped"?Auto rotation or emergency landing didn't rate a mention, she'll be right as long as you don't venture above a couple of feet!!!Jeff H-S
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Just another 60 seconds bit of drivel as per usual !Old news, no news, no idea !You never know how far you can go, till you get there !
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Well,You'd be pleased to know I'd offered this bagging, might be interesting if it goes to air...'The sky's the limit' Date: Yesterday 22:01:11 From: Nicholas Tomlin (Neast Pty Ltd) To: 60minutesmailbag@nine.com.au Hello,This show was a joke to me.... talk about rewarmed, recycled, rehashed and regurgitated conceptual garbage.The Moller Sky car has been pie in the sky for longer than i can remember, the bloke has been soaking up capital for years and shown no real returns to investors since inception, at least in relation to the 'Sky Car'. Ever wonder what happens when the motor(s) stops here? - see www.moller.comThe Co-axial helicopter, aka - 'air scooter' has been around for years in many variants, it is certainly not a new concept in aviation, you may remember the Russian 'Kamov' helicopter used to lift the Olympic statues onto the Centrepoint tower, same thing, much bigger though. Ever wonder what happens when the motor stops with this one too? - see www.airscooter.comThe Carter copter is an inovation on a gyroplane / gyrocopter, which have been around since invented circa 1921, invented by Juan Cierva in Spain. I know what happens when the engine stops on one of these, I fly one every now and then, if they were treated a little more seriously as an aviation alternative to motor cars and bikes there would be no freeway congestion. When the motor stops on these we can land them in very limited areas, much safer than the dreams you've shown here.Don't think that these machines are new ideas, they've been around for ages, back in 1952 we had these machines, the 'Gyrodyne', built by the Fairey corporation in Britain was an awesome machine with huge capabilities, it was scrapped after Government orders were withdrawn, like a lot of good things, sunk by the government, usually under the influence of some American corporation with a finger in the pie.We design and build our own single seater and two seat machines over here, we have the capability and none of it utilised due to our 'cringe', that is, an inherent mistrust of our own skills and talents to do something great for ourselves.If you'd like more information - see www.asra.org.au for same.Cheers,Nick Tomlin.
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Nick, where have you been ???????You never know how far you can go, till you get there !
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Brian,I've been hiding from you, they said you were in town so I'd adopted a low profile, but, damn it, you've spotted me...Truth is I've been flat out like a lizard drinking, work, work, work and more work...Cheers,Nick.
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