Comments on: No Joke: Flying Car Runs on Ethanol with 180 Mile Range http://gas2.org/2008/11/10/no-joke-flying-car-runs-on-ethanol-with-180-mile-range/ What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:57:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Uncle B http://gas2.org/2008/11/10/no-joke-flying-car-runs-on-ethanol-with-180-mile-range/#comment-6481 Uncle B Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:41:16 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1260#comment-6481 Where's Obama's high speed rail system? We need 400 % fuel efficiency, not impractical flying kites, gyro-copters and the like from the flying side-shows of the 1930's. Petition Obama for some indication of where, and when he will start on the rail promises! Kites with motors won't do the trick! Bio-diesel desert plants, on a "Manhattan Project" scale and huge tax incentives for bullet train development, solar, wind, wave, hydro, tidal and geothermal power stations and T, Boone Pickens Wind power schemes, will pull the U.S. out of the great repuglican depression, not fancy flying wings and funny diversionary flying fantasies! Get down to brass tacks, dammit! and focus on saving America! Where’s Obama’s high speed rail system? We need 400 % fuel efficiency, not impractical flying kites, gyro-copters and the like from the flying side-shows of the 1930′s. Petition Obama for some indication of where, and when he will start on the rail promises! Kites with motors won’t do the trick! Bio-diesel desert plants, on a “Manhattan Project” scale and huge tax incentives for bullet train development, solar, wind, wave, hydro, tidal and geothermal power stations and T, Boone Pickens Wind power schemes, will pull the U.S. out of the great repuglican depression, not fancy flying wings and funny diversionary flying fantasies! Get down to brass tacks, dammit! and focus on saving America!

]]> By: Uncle B http://gas2.org/2008/11/10/no-joke-flying-car-runs-on-ethanol-with-180-mile-range/#comment-28676 Uncle B Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:41:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1260#comment-28676 Where's Obama's high speed rail system? We need 400 % fuel efficiency, not impractical flying kites, gyro-copters and the like from the flying side-shows of the 1930's. Petition Obama for some indication of where, and when he will start on the rail promises! Kites with motors won't do the trick! Bio-diesel desert plants, on a "Manhattan Project" scale and huge tax incentives for bullet train development, solar, wind, wave, hydro, tidal and geothermal power stations and T, Boone Pickens Wind power schemes, will pull the U.S. out of the great repuglican depression, not fancy flying wings and funny diversionary flying fantasies! Get down to brass tacks, dammit! and focus on saving America! Where’s Obama’s high speed rail system? We need 400 % fuel efficiency, not impractical flying kites, gyro-copters and the like from the flying side-shows of the 1930′s. Petition Obama for some indication of where, and when he will start on the rail promises! Kites with motors won’t do the trick! Bio-diesel desert plants, on a “Manhattan Project” scale and huge tax incentives for bullet train development, solar, wind, wave, hydro, tidal and geothermal power stations and T, Boone Pickens Wind power schemes, will pull the U.S. out of the great repuglican depression, not fancy flying wings and funny diversionary flying fantasies! Get down to brass tacks, dammit! and focus on saving America!

]]> By: anufriyev http://gas2.org/2008/11/10/no-joke-flying-car-runs-on-ethanol-with-180-mile-range/#comment-6480 anufriyev Thu, 25 Dec 2008 18:32:34 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1260#comment-6480 Autogiro will be more practical and safer. Autogiro will be more practical and safer.

]]> By: anufriyev http://gas2.org/2008/11/10/no-joke-flying-car-runs-on-ethanol-with-180-mile-range/#comment-28674 anufriyev Thu, 25 Dec 2008 18:32:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1260#comment-28674 Autogiro will be more practical and safer. Autogiro will be more practical and safer.

]]> By: anufriyev http://gas2.org/2008/11/10/no-joke-flying-car-runs-on-ethanol-with-180-mile-range/#comment-28675 anufriyev Thu, 25 Dec 2008 18:32:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1260#comment-28675 Autogiro will be more practical and safer. Autogiro will be more practical and safer.

]]> By: R. Stringer http://gas2.org/2008/11/10/no-joke-flying-car-runs-on-ethanol-with-180-mile-range/#comment-6479 R. Stringer Sat, 29 Nov 2008 05:37:11 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1260#comment-6479 It finally appears a (nearly)practical "flying car" is on the horizon. For nine hundred dollars spent on a powered parachute license,well-conceived rental outfits that can properly maintain the hardware, & some necessary government-regulated air corridors, I believe we could start seeing a lot of these airborne-RV-type machines around. It will make sense to a lot of us that can't afford the time and money to maintain more complex aircraft (and obtain and hold a full-blown pilot's license). I really believe that these vehicles can be very safe when compared to other heavier-than-air craft, since running out of fuel presents a much smaller danger to both the parajet's occupants & everyone on the ground. Makes me wonder why a parasail/dune-buggy concept took so long to conceive in the first place. Miami,Waikiki,Rio & Venice Beach,(along w/ every other resort adaptable to the new fad) your latest form of tourist attraction is (almost) ready! It finally appears a (nearly)practical “flying car” is on the horizon. For nine hundred dollars spent on a powered parachute license,well-conceived rental outfits that can properly maintain the hardware, & some necessary government-regulated air corridors, I believe we could start seeing a lot of these airborne-RV-type machines around. It will make sense to a lot of us that can’t afford the time and money to maintain more complex aircraft (and obtain and hold a full-blown pilot’s license). I really believe that these vehicles can be very safe when compared to other heavier-than-air craft, since running out of fuel presents a much smaller danger to both the parajet’s occupants & everyone on the ground. Makes me wonder why a parasail/dune-buggy concept took so long to conceive in the first place. Miami,Waikiki,Rio & Venice Beach,(along w/ every other resort adaptable to the new fad) your latest form of tourist attraction is (almost) ready!

]]> By: R. Stringer http://gas2.org/2008/11/10/no-joke-flying-car-runs-on-ethanol-with-180-mile-range/#comment-28673 R. Stringer Sat, 29 Nov 2008 05:37:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1260#comment-28673 It finally appears a (nearly)practical "flying car" is on the horizon. For nine hundred dollars spent on a powered parachute license,well-conceived rental outfits that can properly maintain the hardware, & some necessary government-regulated air corridors, I believe we could start seeing a lot of these airborne-RV-type machines around. It will make sense to a lot of us that can't afford the time and money to maintain more complex aircraft (and obtain and hold a full-blown pilot's license). I really believe that these vehicles can be very safe when compared to other heavier-than-air craft, since running out of fuel presents a much smaller danger to both the parajet's occupants & everyone on the ground. Makes me wonder why a parasail/dune-buggy concept took so long to conceive in the first place. Miami,Waikiki,Rio & Venice Beach,(along w/ every other resort adaptable to the new fad) your latest form of tourist attraction is (almost) ready! It finally appears a (nearly)practical “flying car” is on the horizon. For nine hundred dollars spent on a powered parachute license,well-conceived rental outfits that can properly maintain the hardware, & some necessary government-regulated air corridors, I believe we could start seeing a lot of these airborne-RV-type machines around. It will make sense to a lot of us that can’t afford the time and money to maintain more complex aircraft (and obtain and hold a full-blown pilot’s license). I really believe that these vehicles can be very safe when compared to other heavier-than-air craft, since running out of fuel presents a much smaller danger to both the parajet’s occupants & everyone on the ground. Makes me wonder why a parasail/dune-buggy concept took so long to conceive in the first place. Miami,Waikiki,Rio & Venice Beach,(along w/ every other resort adaptable to the new fad) your latest form of tourist attraction is (almost) ready!

]]> By: Dave http://gas2.org/2008/11/10/no-joke-flying-car-runs-on-ethanol-with-180-mile-range/#comment-6478 Dave Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:33:29 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1260#comment-6478 I suspect the speed would be limited by the shape and structural integrity of the parachute rather than the speed of the propeller. Any faster than that and the parachute may collapse... which would be less than optimal. Flying at 80mph will get you to your destination faster than driving at 80mph because you don't have to worry about congestion or artificial barriers like speed limits and traffic lights. I suspect the speed would be limited by the shape and structural integrity of the parachute rather than the speed of the propeller. Any faster than that and the parachute may collapse… which would be less than optimal.

Flying at 80mph will get you to your destination faster than driving at 80mph because you don’t have to worry about congestion or artificial barriers like speed limits and traffic lights.

]]> By: Dave http://gas2.org/2008/11/10/no-joke-flying-car-runs-on-ethanol-with-180-mile-range/#comment-28672 Dave Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:33:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1260#comment-28672 I suspect the speed would be limited by the shape and structural integrity of the parachute rather than the speed of the propeller. Any faster than that and the parachute may collapse... which would be less than optimal. Flying at 80mph will get you to your destination faster than driving at 80mph because you don't have to worry about congestion or artificial barriers like speed limits and traffic lights. I suspect the speed would be limited by the shape and structural integrity of the parachute rather than the speed of the propeller. Any faster than that and the parachute may collapse… which would be less than optimal.

Flying at 80mph will get you to your destination faster than driving at 80mph because you don’t have to worry about congestion or artificial barriers like speed limits and traffic lights.

]]> By: Dave http://gas2.org/2008/11/10/no-joke-flying-car-runs-on-ethanol-with-180-mile-range/#comment-28671 Dave Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:33:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1260#comment-28671 I suspect the speed would be limited by the shape and structural integrity of the parachute rather than the speed of the propeller. Any faster than that and the parachute may collapse... which would be less than optimal. Flying at 80mph will get you to your destination faster than driving at 80mph because you don't have to worry about congestion or artificial barriers like speed limits and traffic lights. I suspect the speed would be limited by the shape and structural integrity of the parachute rather than the speed of the propeller. Any faster than that and the parachute may collapse… which would be less than optimal.

Flying at 80mph will get you to your destination faster than driving at 80mph because you don’t have to worry about congestion or artificial barriers like speed limits and traffic lights.

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