Moller Flying Saucers starting at $125K

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The discussion centers around the Moller Flying Saucer, a proposed flying vehicle priced starting at $125K. Participants explore various aspects of its viability, design challenges, and the broader context of flying cars and their market potential. The conversation includes technical considerations, personal opinions, and reflections on historical innovations in flight.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express skepticism about the practicality and market viability of flying cars, citing high costs and regulatory challenges.
  • Others share personal anecdotes about traffic issues, suggesting a desire for innovative transportation solutions.
  • There are inquiries about the music used in a promotional video, indicating an interest in the aesthetic aspects of the presentation.
  • One participant humorously notes the challenges faced by Moller, suggesting that the realization of a viable flying car may take much longer than anticipated.
  • Another participant reflects on the historical context of flight innovation, comparing the Moller project to Leonardo da Vinci's early helicopter designs, acknowledging the difficulties in creating functional control surfaces.
  • Concerns are raised about safety and trust in the technology, with one participant expressing hesitance about using such machines without proper safety measures.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally express a mix of skepticism and admiration for the Moller Flying Saucer, with no clear consensus on its feasibility or potential success in the market. Multiple competing views remain regarding its design and practicality.

Contextual Notes

The discussion includes varying levels of technical understanding and personal opinions, which may influence the interpretations of the Moller Flying Saucer's viability and design challenges.

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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]
http://blog.wired.com/defense/2007/04/flying_cars_pri.html
 
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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: