{"id":6399,"date":"2011-07-18T17:47:13","date_gmt":"2011-07-18T17:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=6399"},"modified":"2011-07-18T17:47:13","modified_gmt":"2011-07-18T17:47:13","slug":"flying-car-for-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=6399","title":{"rendered":"Flying Car for UK?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6400 lazyload\" title=\"Pigs Might Fly\" alt=\"Pigs Might Fly\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/flying_pig.gif\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 180px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 180\/180;\" \/>The <span style=\"color: #800000\">Green Car Website reckons that a flying car approved for use in the USA could soon be approved for use in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s called the Terrafugia, and can do 35mpg on the road at up to 65mph. It&#8217;s a two-seater and can fly at 115mph, whereupon it uses 5 gallons of fuel per hour!<\/p>\n<p>In the UK, it would cost \u00a3150,000 &#8211; and already you can pre-order by paying a $10,000 deposit.<\/p>\n<p>The article explains that Terrafugia is Latin for &#8220;escape from land&#8221; &#8211; reflecting a desire for cars which could escape from the congested roads and soar above the traffic.<\/p>\n<p>What it doesn&#8217;t say is that it is also a reflection on how out of touch with reality some people really are!<\/p>\n<p>Apparently (well, obviously), you will need a drivers license AND a pilot&#8217;s licence. But anyone who is stupid enough to think it will solve any problems in the UK, with overhead cables and trees, and other air traffic, shouldn&#8217;t be let outside alone &#8211; nevermind about have driver&#8217;s and pilot&#8217;s licences!<\/p>\n<p>Precisely how (and where) you would attain take-off velocity anywhere other than at an airport is currently not being considered.<\/p>\n<p>Its wingspan of just under 30 feet also raises questions. You&#8217;d need one of the wider stretches of the M25 to even think about launching it &#8211; and we all know what the M25 is like in terms of getting up to 3rd gear, let alone take-off velocity.<\/p>\n<p>One of my pupils raised a valid point. He said it&#8217;s bad enough with crashes in two dimensions, without adding a third. Of course, that would also raise issues for innocent road users already adversely affected by lunatics on the road coming at them from the&#160;left and the right. You wouldn&#8217;t want to add <em>above <\/em>to all that, would you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Green Car Website reckons that a flying car approved for use in the USA could soon be approved for use in Europe. It&#8217;s called the Terrafugia, and can do 35mpg on the road at up to 65mph. It&#8217;s a two-seater and can fly at 115mph, whereupon it uses 5 gallons of fuel per hour! 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