Moller Flying Saucers starting at $125K

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The flying car industry faces significant challenges, primarily due to high costs, regulatory issues, and limited production capabilities. Moller International is shifting its focus from developing a high-speed, four-passenger vehicle to creating a flying saucer as a more feasible option. The discussion highlights a mix of skepticism and humor regarding the viability of flying cars, with some participants reflecting on the historical context of innovation, comparing it to Leonardo Da Vinci's early helicopter designs. There is also mention of the ambient music used in a related video, with a specific reference to the song "Deep Breakfast" by Ray Lynch. Overall, the conversation underscores the difficulties and evolving strategies within the flying car sector.
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Flying Cars, Priced to Move
Times are tough in the flying car business. The million-dollar pricetag tends to keep the customers away. The regulatory headaches are intense. And it's not like the things are rolling off the production line, anyway. So rather than roll out their full-fledged, four-passenger, 375 mile-per-hour (lack of) roadster, Moller International executives are taking a more measured approach. They're building a flying saucer instead. [continued with video]
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Oh I need one of those! Road work had lenthened my drive time to work by 20 minutes:mad:
 
Does anyone know the song used in that video? Now there's ambient music that would be nice to read to.
 
Knavish said:
Does anyone know the song used in that video? Now there's ambient music that would be nice to read to.

I think the quotes said it was "Deep Breakfast" by Ray Lynch.
 
Moller makes me laugh. He's finally coming to the realization that his flying car is not going to be viable in two of his lifetimes.
 
...and it only cost him one life and a marriage.
 
Just in time to watch the oil supply dry up.

Now he can work on a hydrogen fusion model.
 
That's a pretty useless machine.
 
That is pretty awesome, creating control surfaces must have been a nightmare, well done. One can only think of all the critisism Leonardo Davinci had to put up with when he made the first drawing of a helicopter, look at it now!
 
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I'll think about them a little more when they trust them enough not to be on a harness
 
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ivan moller said:
That is pretty awesome, creating control surfaces must have been a nightmare, well done. One can only think of all the critisism Leonardo Davinci had to put up with when he made the first drawing of a helicopter, look at it now!

Of course it did take another 450 years to build one.

But, since you are a fellow Moller, we'll be nice. :biggrin:
 

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