Recent content by hyteck9

So that's it, huh guys? Why even try to build "the game changer" that becomes mass producible and cheap enough for general use? Let's just kill the idea before it even starts. Not really the feedback I was hoping for. Nothing exciting or new or great will ever happen if you only focus on...

OK, I will not make it a requirement, rather I will post the question which in my mind that makes it a requirement and ask you to provide a different solution. Here is my idea of a "practical personal flight" day. How would you propose on a nice sunny day, 5,000 people lift off from their...

I do not consider birds to be fixed wing. They are folding wing and flapping wing. better for both storage and VTOL. My definition of fixed wing is just that. A fixed inflexible unchanging wingspan.

It seems like a good portion of this thread is focusing on "fixed wing" or not. Yes, a fixed wing craft can glide to the ground with some hope of survival. Add a parachute to a non-fixed wing craft, and I feel it has an equally if not higher rate of survival. Does everyone agree with me...

These are all great posts. Allow me to respond to each of these posts. Berkeman, The ultralight idea is a very good concept. If it could be enhanced with vertical take-off, and folding/collapsible wings for parking and storage its not a bad way to go. How would you propose to resolve this...

ah ha! Now this is fun stuff to talk about. :) Thank you for talking the time to type out a detailed response. I actually feel technology 'can' solve a lot of those issues. Other solutions may require a departure from our current flight standards. Here are my initial thoughts. Complexity...

Thanks for the reply. Please elaborate on the hurdles you perceive. I'm interested.

Thank you, and glad to be here. :)

Hello to all, This is my first post, other than the introduction of course. I want to talk about personal flight options. I have searched in, and external to, this forum and understand there are various types of options currently available. However I'm not sure they are truly practical to...

Hello there! I'm happy to finally join this forum to which I have lurked a few times before. I tend to tinker with small projects quite a bit and will soon be tinkering with larger ones. I'm part inventor, part think-tank, part engineer, part fabricator, but mostly just REALLY CURIOUS about...