FenrirIII@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoFlying cars crash into each other at Chinese air showwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square60linkfedilinkarrow-up1218arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1214arrow-down1external-linkFlying cars crash into each other at Chinese air showwww.bbc.comFenrirIII@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square60linkfedilinkfile-text
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minus-squaredubyakay@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up44arrow-down1·1 month agoNot the air show. Just a rehearsal. One vehicle went up into flames. No deaths, one seriously injured. Saved you a click.
minus-squareDasus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·edit-21 month 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-up9·1 month agoSo they’re like… low-altitude helicopters?
minus-squareneukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 month 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.
minus-squareRevan343@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month ago If you want flying cars to work in a real city, they need VTOL capabilities. A proper flying car would also have rolling capabilities
Not the air show. Just a rehearsal. One vehicle went up into flames. No deaths, one seriously injured.
Saved you a click.
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.
A proper flying car would also have rolling capabilities