How many indicators would a car flyer need.
Turn indicators.
Up and down indicators.
Pitch, yaw indicators?
Tau.Neutrino said:
How many indicators would a car flyer need.Turn indicators.
Up and down indicators.
Pitch, yaw indicators?
They’d have to be controlled by computer and not by the human pilot. Some improved version of the TCAS (Traffic Collision and Avoidance System) and a suitable version of a GPS ‘road’ navigation system.
A bit like the surface roads, you’d have to have specific airways that the cars would follow. They’d be a bit like the rail network I’d guess.
But most importantly, the average ‘driver’ must not be flying it. Up in the air there’s fewer things to hit, but a rather large number of additional things that can go wrong.
The last flying car he had flew,into the sun.
Peak Warming Man said:
The last flying car he had flew,into the sun.
I wish Musk would fly into the sun, and take Trump and Putin with him.
A bit more of an analysis here.
Spiny Norman said:
A bit more of an analysis here.
Just had a look at the video.
It was even less impressive than I expected.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Spiny Norman said:
A bit more of an analysis here.Just had a look at the video.
It was even less impressive than I expected.
I’d love to see the testing videos. I imagine there’s a few bent cars hidden away somewhere.
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:
The last flying car he had flew,into the sun.
I wish Musk would fly into the sun, and take Trump and Putin with him.
If wishes were promises.
Spiny Norman said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
How many indicators would a car flyer need.Turn indicators.
Up and down indicators.
Pitch, yaw indicators?
They’d have to be controlled by computer and not by the human pilot. Some improved version of the TCAS (Traffic Collision and Avoidance System) and a suitable version of a GPS ‘road’ navigation system.
A bit like the surface roads, you’d have to have specific airways that the cars would follow. They’d be a bit like the rail network I’d guess.But most importantly, the average ‘driver’ must not be flying it. Up in the air there’s fewer things to hit, but a rather large number of additional things that can go wrong.
…with gravity topping the list.
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
How many indicators would a car flyer need.Turn indicators.
Up and down indicators.
Pitch, yaw indicators?
They’d have to be controlled by computer and not by the human pilot. Some improved version of the TCAS (Traffic Collision and Avoidance System) and a suitable version of a GPS ‘road’ navigation system.
A bit like the surface roads, you’d have to have specific airways that the cars would follow. They’d be a bit like the rail network I’d guess.But most importantly, the average ‘driver’ must not be flying it. Up in the air there’s fewer things to hit, but a rather large number of additional things that can go wrong.
…with gravity topping the list.
I think likely be more like the old aviation joke. The ultimate crew in a fully automated airliner would be a pilot and Doberman. The pilot is there to feed the dog and the dog is there to bite the pilot if they try to touch anything.
And in other news, here’s an even less practical flying car. About as useful though.
https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceXMasterrace/comments/1×7ohp3/what_are_you_so_excited_about_dear_americans_we/
This would really useful any time you find yourself flying off the end of an inverted ramp.
Spiny Norman said:
captain_spalding said:
Spiny Norman said:They’d have to be controlled by computer and not by the human pilot. Some improved version of the TCAS (Traffic Collision and Avoidance System) and a suitable version of a GPS ‘road’ navigation system.
A bit like the surface roads, you’d have to have specific airways that the cars would follow. They’d be a bit like the rail network I’d guess.But most importantly, the average ‘driver’ must not be flying it. Up in the air there’s fewer things to hit, but a rather large number of additional things that can go wrong.
…with gravity topping the list.
I think likely be more like the old aviation joke. The ultimate crew in a fully automated airliner would be a pilot and Doberman. The pilot is there to feed the dog and the dog is there to bite the pilot if they try to touch anything.
And in other news, here’s an even less practical flying car. About as useful though.
https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceXMasterrace/comments/1×7ohp3/what_are_you_so_excited_about_dear_americans_we/
LOLOL
:)
Popular Mechanics, July 1957
Popular Mechanics, Dec 1960
captain_spalding said:
Popular Mechanics, July 1957
Gosh! A planned, manned quadcopter!
captain_spalding said:
Popular Mechanics, July 1957
Some of those jobs do resemble some recent prototypes…
captain_spalding said:
Popular Mechanics, Dec 1960
Gosh.
Spiny Norman said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
How many indicators would a car flyer need.Turn indicators.
Up and down indicators.
Pitch, yaw indicators?
They’d have to be controlled by computer and not by the human pilot. Some improved version of the TCAS (Traffic Collision and Avoidance System) and a suitable version of a GPS ‘road’ navigation system.
A bit like the surface roads, you’d have to have specific airways that the cars would follow. They’d be a bit like the rail network I’d guess.But most importantly, the average ‘driver’ must not be flying it. Up in the air there’s fewer things to hit, but a rather large number of additional things that can go wrong.
Agree, too many controls to perform all at once or in quick succession.
It will be interesting to see how that side of things develops.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Spiny Norman said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
How many indicators would a car flyer need.Turn indicators.
Up and down indicators.
Pitch, yaw indicators?
They’d have to be controlled by computer and not by the human pilot. Some improved version of the TCAS (Traffic Collision and Avoidance System) and a suitable version of a GPS ‘road’ navigation system.
A bit like the surface roads, you’d have to have specific airways that the cars would follow. They’d be a bit like the rail network I’d guess.But most importantly, the average ‘driver’ must not be flying it. Up in the air there’s fewer things to hit, but a rather large number of additional things that can go wrong.
Agree, too many controls to perform all at once or in quick succession.
It will be interesting to see how that side of things develops.
If we’re lucky, all of the real dills will kill themselves off pretty quickly.
Hopefully without killing to many bystanders.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Spiny Norman said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
How many indicators would a car flyer need.Turn indicators.
Up and down indicators.
Pitch, yaw indicators?
They’d have to be controlled by computer and not by the human pilot. Some improved version of the TCAS (Traffic Collision and Avoidance System) and a suitable version of a GPS ‘road’ navigation system.
A bit like the surface roads, you’d have to have specific airways that the cars would follow. They’d be a bit like the rail network I’d guess.But most importantly, the average ‘driver’ must not be flying it. Up in the air there’s fewer things to hit, but a rather large number of additional things that can go wrong.
Agree, too many controls to perform all at once or in quick succession.
It will be interesting to see how that side of things develops.
One thinks of Black boxes and 360° cameras to go with the TCAS.
And preplanned flight paths.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Spiny Norman said:They’d have to be controlled by computer and not by the human pilot. Some improved version of the TCAS (Traffic Collision and Avoidance System) and a suitable version of a GPS ‘road’ navigation system.
A bit like the surface roads, you’d have to have specific airways that the cars would follow. They’d be a bit like the rail network I’d guess.But most importantly, the average ‘driver’ must not be flying it. Up in the air there’s fewer things to hit, but a rather large number of additional things that can go wrong.
Agree, too many controls to perform all at once or in quick succession.
It will be interesting to see how that side of things develops.
One thinks of Black boxes and 360° cameras to go with the TCAS.
And preplanned flight paths.
‘Murkins won’t stand for it.
Damn gub’mint, try’na tell me when and where i can go in my flyin’ car!
captain_spalding said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:Agree, too many controls to perform all at once or in quick succession.
It will be interesting to see how that side of things develops.
One thinks of Black boxes and 360° cameras to go with the TCAS.
And preplanned flight paths.
‘Murkins won’t stand for it.
Damn gub’mint, try’na tell me when and where i can go in my flyin’ car!
Maybe Musk should be concentrating on personal jetpacks
Tau.Neutrino said:
Spiny Norman said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
How many indicators would a car flyer need.Turn indicators.
Up and down indicators.
Pitch, yaw indicators?
They’d have to be controlled by computer and not by the human pilot. Some improved version of the TCAS (Traffic Collision and Avoidance System) and a suitable version of a GPS ‘road’ navigation system.
A bit like the surface roads, you’d have to have specific airways that the cars would follow. They’d be a bit like the rail network I’d guess.But most importantly, the average ‘driver’ must not be flying it. Up in the air there’s fewer things to hit, but a rather large number of additional things that can go wrong.
Agree, too many controls to perform all at once or in quick succession.
It will be interesting to see how that side of things develops.
It won’t develop. It was a Musk stunt (cue Cath Day-Knight).
captain_spalding said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:Agree, too many controls to perform all at once or in quick succession.
It will be interesting to see how that side of things develops.
One thinks of Black boxes and 360° cameras to go with the TCAS.
And preplanned flight paths.
‘Murkins won’t stand for it.
Damn gub’mint, try’na tell me when and where i can go in my flyin’ car!
I would imagine cities and metro areas will have to have crash avoidance and some areas will have preplanned paths, not every where.
You might be free in the country.
Tau.Neutrino said:
captain_spalding said:
Tau.Neutrino said:One thinks of Black boxes and 360° cameras to go with the TCAS.
And preplanned flight paths.
‘Murkins won’t stand for it.
Damn gub’mint, try’na tell me when and where i can go in my flyin’ car!
I would imagine cities and metro areas will have to have crash avoidance and some areas will have preplanned paths, not every where.
You might be free in the country.
Similar for drones.
Tau.Neutrino said:
captain_spalding said:
Tau.Neutrino said:One thinks of Black boxes and 360° cameras to go with the TCAS.
And preplanned flight paths.
‘Murkins won’t stand for it.
Damn gub’mint, try’na tell me when and where i can go in my flyin’ car!
I would imagine cities and metro areas will have to have crash avoidance and some areas will have preplanned paths, not every where.
You might be free in the country.
Out in the sticks, you fly into all the rock-filled clouds you like.
captain_spalding said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
captain_spalding said:‘Murkins won’t stand for it.
Damn gub’mint, try’na tell me when and where i can go in my flyin’ car!
I would imagine cities and metro areas will have to have crash avoidance and some areas will have preplanned paths, not every where.
You might be free in the country.
Out in the sticks, you fly into all the rock-filled clouds you like.
Yes, more freedom to fly around.
In cites the density issue would be risky to turn safety features off.
You might get a nudge from a flying police car to land.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Spiny Norman said:They’d have to be controlled by computer and not by the human pilot. Some improved version of the TCAS (Traffic Collision and Avoidance System) and a suitable version of a GPS ‘road’ navigation system.
A bit like the surface roads, you’d have to have specific airways that the cars would follow. They’d be a bit like the rail network I’d guess.But most importantly, the average ‘driver’ must not be flying it. Up in the air there’s fewer things to hit, but a rather large number of additional things that can go wrong.
Agree, too many controls to perform all at once or in quick succession.
It will be interesting to see how that side of things develops.
One thinks of Black boxes and 360° cameras to go with the TCAS.
And preplanned flight paths.
I’m not preparing a flight path and submitting it etc etc just so I can go down the shops.
Woodie said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:Agree, too many controls to perform all at once or in quick succession.
It will be interesting to see how that side of things develops.
One thinks of Black boxes and 360° cameras to go with the TCAS.
And preplanned flight paths.
I’m not preparing a flight path and submitting it etc etc just so I can go down the shops.
Preplanned flights for flying cars would apply to cites, airports and other high density areas.
Less restrictions for country areas.
I would imagine you will be free to go to the local shops.
But avoiding electricity poles and wires would be a problem for some.
Crash, burn, half a suburb without power for a hour.
dv said:
I look forward to a Tesla flying out to space and back.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Woodie said:
Tau.Neutrino said:One thinks of Black boxes and 360° cameras to go with the TCAS.
And preplanned flight paths.
I’m not preparing a flight path and submitting it etc etc just so I can go down the shops.
Preplanned flights for flying cars would apply to cites, airports and other high density areas.
Less restrictions for country areas.
I would imagine you will be free to go to the local shops.
But avoiding electricity poles and wires would be a problem for some.
Crash, burn, half a suburb without power for a hour.
A lot of cites have tram lines and train lines to avoid.
You would not want to get entangled in those.
dv said:
Would you like to hear my ode to gravity, fuhrer leader.
Ok.
No preplanned flights.
In Blade Runner lines of flying cars were spaced apart vertically and horizontally.
I’ll have to watch it again.
Would flying cars have more blind spots to deal with?
Tau.Neutrino said:
Would flying cars have more blind spots to deal with?
Yes, for sure. Directly above and underneath for starters.
dv said:
AI the learning to fly music video to feature Trump and Epstein as the pilots and a whole plane ful of young girls, while down the back have Elon, Bill Clinton, Bill Gates and Andrew peeping around from the flight attendants Galley.
party_pants said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Would flying cars have more blind spots to deal with?Yes, for sure. Directly above and underneath for starters.
Some sort of parabolic shape?
dv said:
:)
Tau.Neutrino said:
Anakin Skywalker is a lot more attractive than I remember.
Where are the rear jets?
Tau.Neutrino said:
Where are the rear jets?
how many jets does the Tesla flying roadster have
The “Rocket” version of the Tesla Roadster features 10 cold-gas thrusters (nozzles) powered by compressed nitrogen/air tanks.Thruster Breakdown
• Rear: 4 thrusters for forward thrust and acceleration.
• Bottom/Underside: 4 thrusters pointing downward for vertical lift and hovering.
• Nose/Front: 2 thrusters pointing left and right for directional yaw and steering control.
Note: Lower-spec variants like the “Performance” model have zero thrusters, while the “Thrust” track version features a smaller setup with 4 thrusters.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Where are the rear jets?
The Q version for Bond will be interesting.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Where are the rear jets?
how many jets does the Tesla flying roadster have
The “Rocket” version of the Tesla Roadster features 10 cold-gas thrusters (nozzles) powered by compressed nitrogen/air tanks.Thruster Breakdown
• Rear: 4 thrusters for forward thrust and acceleration.
• Bottom/Underside: 4 thrusters pointing downward for vertical lift and hovering.
• Nose/Front: 2 thrusters pointing left and right for directional yaw and steering control.Note: Lower-spec variants like the “Performance” model have zero thrusters, while the “Thrust” track version features a smaller setup with 4 thrusters.
I can – maybe – the one that just has the thrusters on the rear being sold to the public.
The flying one? Not a bloody chance.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Where are the rear jets?
how many jets does the Tesla flying roadster have
The “Rocket” version of the Tesla Roadster features 10 cold-gas thrusters (nozzles) powered by compressed nitrogen/air tanks.Thruster Breakdown
• Rear: 4 thrusters for forward thrust and acceleration.
• Bottom/Underside: 4 thrusters pointing downward for vertical lift and hovering.
• Nose/Front: 2 thrusters pointing left and right for directional yaw and steering control.Note: Lower-spec variants like the “Performance” model have zero thrusters, while the “Thrust” track version features a smaller setup with 4 thrusters.
That’s awesome.
I’d like to test drive one.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Where are the rear jets?
The Q version for Bond will be interesting.
I bet it wont be :p
Spiny Norman said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Where are the rear jets?
how many jets does the Tesla flying roadster have
The “Rocket” version of the Tesla Roadster features 10 cold-gas thrusters (nozzles) powered by compressed nitrogen/air tanks.Thruster Breakdown
• Rear: 4 thrusters for forward thrust and acceleration.
• Bottom/Underside: 4 thrusters pointing downward for vertical lift and hovering.
• Nose/Front: 2 thrusters pointing left and right for directional yaw and steering control.Note: Lower-spec variants like the “Performance” model have zero thrusters, while the “Thrust” track version features a smaller setup with 4 thrusters.
I can – maybe – the one that just has the thrusters on the rear being sold to the public.
The flying one? Not a bloody chance.
Now all those rockets going up and then landing again makes sense.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Where are the rear jets?
Could it do backward somersaults?
Might be good for the Q version.
Tau.Neutrino said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Where are the rear jets?
Could it do backward somersaults?
Might be good for the Q version.
Aston Martin on front if the villain, Aston Martin behind the villain.
Here’s one for you, Bill.
Ever have to do this?:
The aircraft looks to be a Canadair Argonaut.
Wrong thread, apologies.
captain_spalding said:
Here’s one for you, Bill.Ever have to do this?:
The aircraft looks to be a Canadair Argonaut.
I’ve carried a bit of radioactive stuff but not much and not very hot.
And in the freight bays in the fuselage, not in the wingtips.
Speaking of flying cars …
Rally drivers, somewhat unhinged people behind the wheel.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8m_5AkjfpOY
:D
A different version of the flying car(t)
https://www.reddit.com/r/aivideos/comments/1xc7lzk/bullock_cart_roadster/
captain_spalding said:
Here’s one for you, Bill.Ever have to do this?:
The aircraft looks to be a Canadair Argonaut.
14 hour half-life? That’s very radioactive.
Uranium-238 (²³⁸U): The most common isotope of Uranium, has a half-life of 4.468 billion years.
Spiny Norman said:
Speaking of flying cars …Rally drivers, somewhat unhinged people behind the wheel.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8m_5AkjfpOY
:D
:)
Tau.Neutrino said:
Experts say Tesla’s new flying ‘Roadster’ nothing more than a publicity stunt – ABC News
no way
nothing more than a publicity stunt
really
Elon Musks Flying Car Is More Like a SpaceX-Inspired Rocket Experiment Than Urban Aviation
Elon Musk’s flying car is better described as a rocket with number plates, relying on extreme thrust to turn a road-going supercar into something closer to a spacecraft. But it is not necessarily a solution to urban aviation or road congestion, and it does not establish that ordinary motorists are about to take to the skies.
More…
Tau.Neutrino said:
Florida Poly Police Becomes First Agency to Use Electric Flying Vehicle @tampabay28
I suppose going round in circles is appropriate for a thread on flying cars.
The Rev Dodgson said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Florida Poly Police Becomes First Agency to Use Electric Flying Vehicle @tampabay28
I suppose going round in circles is appropriate for a thread on flying cars.
Well put.
A new kind of police car
The Rev Dodgson said:
Tau.Neutrino said:
Florida Poly Police Becomes First Agency to Use Electric Flying Vehicle @tampabay28
I suppose going round in circles is appropriate for a thread on flying cars.
Spiny Norman said:
Speaking of flying cars …Rally drivers, somewhat unhinged people behind the wheel.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8m_5AkjfpOY
:D
I went out with mad people like that, just once, i’d forgotten I volunteered, happened to have one of the worst hangovers ever and went to bed late, and there the person was at the door earlyish, I for a while wondered why he was there, anyway out we went, 160km/h+ down narrow tracks, I was thinking he knows these tracks well obviously, then we approached a rather large dry creek, or river, I thought he’ll brake soon but seemed to brake very late, anyway airborne straight across the creek, speared into the otherside embankment and bounced over, we stopped because the steering stopped working, the right-side front wheel was bent around, one of the big suspension rods had ripped out of the chassis, I thought thank God the car is so broken we’ll have to stop racing now, but no, they found a big washer from elsewhere, backed the car up with the brake on and pulled the wheel and suspension bar back in and put the big nut back on, and they continued the torture.
also the race seat on my side had bent forward some, bent the floor pan, such was the impact.
so, one of the worst days ever, for me
and for some comedy relief to distract from the trauma…
https://youtu.be/y92NgQxg8BQ
Mr. Car, would you please see if you can identify a stringed instrument for me?
transition said:
Spiny Norman said:
Speaking of flying cars …Rally drivers, somewhat unhinged people behind the wheel.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8m_5AkjfpOY
:D
I went out with mad people like that, just once, i’d forgotten I volunteered, happened to have one of the worst hangovers ever and went to bed late, and there the person was at the door earlyish, I for a while wondered why he was there, anyway out we went, 160km/h+ down narrow tracks, I was thinking he knows these tracks well obviously, then we approached a rather large dry creek, or river, I thought he’ll brake soon but seemed to brake very late, anyway airborne straight across the creek, speared into the otherside embankment and bounced over, we stopped because the steering stopped working, the right-side front wheel was bent around, one of the big suspension rods had ripped out of the chassis, I thought thank God the car is so broken we’ll have to stop racing now, but no, they found a big washer from elsewhere, backed the car up with the brake on and pulled the wheel and suspension bar back in and put the big nut back on, and they continued the torture.
also the race seat on my side had bent forward some, bent the floor pan, such was the impact.
so, one of the worst days ever, for me
and for some comedy relief to distract from the trauma…
https://youtu.be/y92NgQxg8BQ
Good lord.
captain_spalding said:
Mr. Car, would you please see if you can identify a stringed instrument for me?
You don’t need Mr. Car.
The stringed instruments are the ones with strings.
The Rev Dodgson said:
captain_spalding said:
Mr. Car, would you please see if you can identify a stringed instrument for me?
You don’t need Mr. Car.
The stringed instruments are the ones with strings.
One or more strings?
The Rev Dodgson said:
captain_spalding said:
Mr. Car, would you please see if you can identify a stringed instrument for me?
You don’t need Mr. Car.
The stringed instruments are the ones with strings.
😱
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:
captain_spalding said:
Mr. Car, would you please see if you can identify a stringed instrument for me?
You don’t need Mr. Car.
The stringed instruments are the ones with strings.
One or more strings?
More. it looks like a lute/guitar.
It’s the one that the young lady is playing here:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:You don’t need Mr. Car.
The stringed instruments are the ones with strings.
One or more strings?
More. it looks like a lute/guitar.
It’s the one that the young lady is playing here:
mandolin.
JudgeMental said:
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:One or more strings?
More. it looks like a lute/guitar.
It’s the one that the young lady is playing here:
mandolin.
Ah, thanks.
I think that her solo at about the 4:00 minute mark is excellent.
captain_spalding said:
JudgeMental said:
captain_spalding said:More. it looks like a lute/guitar.
It’s the one that the young lady is playing here:
mandolin.
Ah, thanks.
I think that her solo at about the 4:00 minute mark is excellent.
I liked her singing too :)
The Rev Dodgson said:
captain_spalding said:
JudgeMental said:mandolin.
Ah, thanks.
I think that her solo at about the 4:00 minute mark is excellent.
I liked her singing too :)
Very nice. Thanks. :)
captain_spalding said:
roughbarked said:
The Rev Dodgson said:You don’t need Mr. Car.
The stringed instruments are the ones with strings.
One or more strings?
More. it looks like a lute/guitar.
It’s the one that the young lady is playing here:
Mandolin.
Remember some of us lived with a mad musician who played in a mandolin orchestra and collected stringed instruments. I even bought him one. I am insane.