Flying cars - legal, real, true!

UnderseaLcpl · 07-01-10, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

that wheel is not used in flight.

There is a sowable fighter pilot type stick in the floor that folds up into the pilots hands when the wings are extended.

i cant fully explain the rope / bungee cord thing... but i know the steering wheel serves no function in flight.

Does it serve a function in landing? I thought that maybe it was there to keep the wheel from turning as wind resistance might turn the tires, making for an unpleasant and probably upside-down landing. The way I see it, if they did have a mechanism that could disconnect the steering wheel from the front axles, why not just put a locking mechanism in place?

I'm not trying to be a smartass or anything, I'm just wondering.

GoldenRivet · 07-01-10, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl

Does it serve a function in landing? I thought that maybe it was there to keep the wheel from turning as wind resistance might turn the tires, making for an unpleasant and probably upside-down landing. The way I see it, if they did have a mechanism that could disconnect the steering wheel from the front axles, why not just put a locking mechanism in place?

I'm not trying to be a smartass or anything, I'm just wondering.

you got me.

i have a lot of the same questions.

im going to agree with steamwake. this flying car thing is a novelty only - but thats just my opinion.

longam · 07-01-10, 06:54 PM

I would think that the wheels if turned to one side would act like a rudder and you would go spinning sideways real quick, or at least fighting for control.

As far as the wave of the future, seems they said the same about the gyro-copter and the post Steve made.

GoldenRivet · 07-01-10, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by longam

I would think that the wheels if turned to one side would act like a rudder and you would go spinning sideways real quick, or at least fighting for control.

while this is true in normal airplanes, the effect is not as great as you might think.

besides... most small airplanes equipped with steerable wheels have a mechanism which, once the weight is off the wheel and the shock absorbing strut reaches full extension, holds the wheel straight automatically.

Blacklight · 07-02-10, 01:04 PM

That guy has a pretty huge McMansion there.

Frankly, I don't think the whole "flying car" thing is going to "take off". It's still way to expensive unless you're one of the upper-upper-class. I can garantee that I won't be seeing any of those anywhere in the city I live in for the foreseeable future.

07-02-10, 01:04 PM	#5
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	That guy has a pretty huge McMansion there. Frankly, I don't think the whole "flying car" thing is going to "take off". It's still way to expensive unless you're one of the upper-upper-class. I can garantee that I won't be seeing any of those anywhere in the city I live in for the foreseeable future. __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

07-01-10, 06:54 PM	#3
longam Admiral Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,014 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	I would think that the wheels if turned to one side would act like a rudder and you would go spinning sideways real quick, or at least fighting for control. As far as the wave of the future, seems they said the same about the gyro-copter and the post Steve made.