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Anonymous Tue 06 Aug 16:19:28 2019 No.10868573 View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>10868621 >>10868865 >>10868930 >>10869180 >>10869277

https://japantoday.com/category/tech/japan%27s-nec-shows-%27flying-car%27-hovering-steadily-for-minute

What could possibly go wrong?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 06 Aug 2019 16:42:41 No.10868621 Report

Quoted By: >>10868832

>>10868573
These sort of things have a long way to go, but I could see them becoming practical if they are fully autonomous and you use them like taxis.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 06 Aug 2019 17:57:40 No.10868832 Report

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>>10868621
>I could see them becoming practical if they are fully autonomous
Pretty much a necessity. People can barely handle the cars that roll on the ground as it is

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 06 Aug 2019 18:08:22 No.10868865 Report

Quoted By: >>10868889

>>10868573
Another attempt at flying cars? Haven't the other 500 attempts over the last 50 years proven anything? Flying cars are impractical because we can't train everyone to be pilots and all the rules for airspace are too restrictive to make anything worthwhile. Even unpiloted drones require strict monitoring.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 06 Aug 2019 18:21:29 No.10868884 Report

Quoted By: >>10868905

>What could possibly go wrong?
Well, it's a quadcopter. In case one of the engines dies, you immediately lose all control and your vehicle starts spinning uncontrollably. It can't glide like a plane would and it can't autorotate like a helicopter since blades are too small and light. You know how they film professional drone footage where cameras cost upwards of $100,000? Using octocopters or at least hexacopters for this exact reason.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 06 Aug 2019 18:23:10 No.10868889 Report

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>>10868865
>all the rules for airspace are too restrictive to make anything worthwhile. Even unpiloted drones require strict monitoring.
So we would need to change the airspace rules, and we would need to strictly monitor the unpiloted drones.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 06 Aug 2019 18:32:54 No.10868905 Report

Quoted By: >>10868995

>>10868884
Just put in an emergency parachute bro

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 06 Aug 2019 18:44:03 No.10868930 Report

Quoted By: >>10868942

>>10868573
>motor dies
>runs out of battery
>electrical fault
>bird strike

totally impractical and very unsafe
pic related has existed for years, much simplier, cheaper and safer in case of engine fails it can at least glide

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Anonymous Tue 06 Aug 2019 18:46:51 No.10868942 Report

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>>10868930
pic related

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 06 Aug 2019 19:08:25 No.10868995 Report

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>>10868905
Yeah, just pray you're high enough when it happens.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 06 Aug 2019 20:33:51 No.10869180 Report

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>>10868573
>flying cars
>they are helicopters

No.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 06 Aug 2019 21:19:42 No.10869277 Report

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>>10868573
We already have flying cars. They are called planes and helicopters.

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