FenrirIII@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoFlying cars crash into each other at Chinese air showwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1191arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1188arrow-down1external-linkFlying cars crash into each other at Chinese air showwww.bbc.comFenrirIII@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square56fedilinkfile-text
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minus-squareDasus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-221 hours agoEh, not exactly. I’m curious as to what sort of a contraption it is. Here. Saved the third guy a click.
minus-squareNelots@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 hours agoSo they’re like… low-altitude helicopters?
minus-squareneukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 hours agoThat’s always been the idea behind flying cars. The ones that turn into planes are just planes that can be driven around a little easier than a normal plane. If you want flying cars to work in a real city, they need VTOL capabilities.
Eh, not exactly. I’m curious as to what sort of a contraption it is.
Here. Saved the third guy a click.
So they’re like… low-altitude helicopters?
That’s always been the idea behind flying cars.
The ones that turn into planes are just planes that can be driven around a little easier than a normal plane.
If you want flying cars to work in a real city, they need VTOL capabilities.