BBC News
Two flying cars crashed into each other at a rehearsal for an air show in China which was meant to be a showcase for the technology.
The Xpeng AeroHT vehicles collided in mid-air, with one catching fire during landing, the company said in a statement to Reuters.
The company said people at the scene were safe, but CNN reported one person was injured in the crash, citing an anonymous company employee. More
But they come pre-equipped with automatically deploying parachutes, so there’s that. Watch
Those clever Chinese. Their next airshow will feature Flying Submarines.
“Chinese flying car”. Sounds suspiciously like “Polish Bike Ride”.
I’ll take something I’ll never do for $500, Alex
There is a reason we don’t have flying cars, after they have been predicted to be available in the next decade for, well, several decades.
And that reason is liability insurers.
^^^ Now mix in drunks, texting, idiots and road-rage and you got yerself a real party!
Golly, I can’t figure out why the video of the parachute deployment stops just as that gadget is about to hit the ground, nor why they need four chutes for something whose weight is mostly only batteries.
</sarcasm>
Next, our demonstration of flying car traffic control. You use for rush hour, okay? Guaranteed you like it. It always work good. You sign here, prease.
(BOOM! CRASH! SMASH! CRUNCH! BANG! WHAM! SLAM! BAM!)
If God had intended us to fly, he would’ve given us wings like birds. Thank goodness for Wilbur and Orville Wright. And I agree with LCD it’s all about liability issues. Can you imagine all the idiots who can barely drive a car try to pilot a flying car, it would be a liability nightmare.
And they would be far more expensive than even the most expensive luxury cars. Who besides gazillionaires could afford a flying car.
“…all the idiots who can barely drive a car try to pilot a flying car”
You just described 75% of the Chinese population. Would make for a great youtube channel.
We call it the Population Reducer 2000….Both Air and Ground casualties.
We should fund Them…Maybe help out Our old Pals India too..
Imagine rush hour at 500 feet!
People would be living in bomb shelters!
Cool! Can I order mine with some hellfire missle pods?
Sum Ting Wong
Frying cars
The good ole US of A has had flying cars since the late 1970’s. Think the Bandit’s Trans Am and the General Lee. Just saying….. 🙂
Mr. Spacey and Mr. Cogswell meet in traffic.
Me Chinese
Me make joke
Me put pee pee in your coke
…They HAD flying cars in THIS country once, until some idiot forgot to fill his tank…
“The Convair Model 118 was an ambitious flying car project developed in 1947, immediately after World War II. Convair, a company heavily involved in wartime aircraft production, aimed to create a civilian hybrid vehicle that could function as both a car and a plane. The Model 118 featured a detachable airplane module that users could leave at an airport, allowing the car to drive away independently. On the road, the vehicle had a top speed of 100 mph, while in the air, it could reach speeds of 130 mph, with a range of 500 miles.
The Model 118 project, however, was doomed by a series of setbacks. During its first test flight, the prototype ran out of fuel due to a miscalculation of fuel levels, forcing the pilot to crash-land. Although the pilot survived, the crash severely damaged the vehicle and the project’s credibility. Convair built a second prototype, but rising costs and the complexity of the design led to the cancellation of the project. Only two Convair Model 118 units were made. Despite the initial excitement, Convair never realized the dream of a mass-produced flying car.”
https://trendingamerican.com/top-5-weirdest-flying-cars-in-history/
“I say go light and you go reft!… You fucking letaad!”