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Personal SUV of the Sky
BoomZilla writes "While
we're all waiting for the personal jet packs we were promised in the magazines
of our youth, another 'personal flying car' has entered the fray. The Taero 4000 will exist in the car/plane category, but will require a pilot's license and will operate from airports (...no lifting off from the back yard). The Taero has an interesting folding wing concept: '[the] wing fold system will enable automatic transformation from air to land travel with the wings folding to a position parallel with the fuselage'. The target base price for the Taero 4000, in assembly kit form, is $400,000 U.S. dollars (does not include assembly[!] or optional extras).
According to the site, 'Taero is scheduled for first delivery in 2007'. The
FAQ makes interesting reading. Competition for
Moller International's SkyCar?"
I hear this vehicle is actually being funded by Moller as a way of building hype for skycars in general. Most of the technology is just rehashed from his own Skycar.
J
You are like those crotchety old folks that vote in abnormally large numbers. You are out to stop us from having our fun while advocating that the government take over yet another aspect of our lives. If you have problems with "eye pollution" I would suggest that you first deal with all of those signs that are posted everywhere. I, for one, am willing to spend a little more on fuel if it means that I can save a buttload of time by travelling more quickly.
Viral software licensing is not freedom, it is in fact GNU/Socialism.
"Fortunately, this looks more like a half-assed grab for investment money than anything else. I rather doubt we'll ever be seeing one of those things barrelling through the sky. The future of transportation is improved mass transit, not flying cars."
And mass transit is a full-assed grab for tax money.