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Personal electric plane won't need an airport
Now that hoverboards are an honest-to-god thing, we have to say we're pretty disappointed with how flying cars have worked out. Another company has jumped into the fray with a vertical take-off plane called the Lilium that can soar at 400 km/h (250 mph). We'd normally say they're dreaming with the specs: A 10,000 foot ceiling, 500 km (310 mile) range and helicopter-like takeoffs, all on battery power. However, it's hosted by a European Space Agency (ESA) incubator and the… (www.engadget.com) Plus d'info...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Oh look, new Jedi starfighters!! *cough, cough*
I'll have whatever they are smoking.
I'll take one of those please. Beam me up, Scotty.
Think about the average idiot drivers that surround you on the highways; consider the falling apart condition of their vehicles, and then consider them controlling something that flies.
If/when that happens I'm moving to a bunker and getting everything I need delivered, and never going outside again.
If/when that happens I'm moving to a bunker and getting everything I need delivered, and never going outside again.
I agree!
It's not that it can't be done. It's that it can't be done in an economically viable way.