Faster way to the slopes

legalskier · Apr 2, 2012

Flying car soaring in the air in test flight
The Transition can reach around 70 miles per hour on the road and 115 in the air. It flies using a 23-gallon tank of automotive fuel and burns 5 gallons per hour in the air.
Woburn, Mass.-based Terrafugia Inc. said Monday that its prototype flying car has completed its first flight, bringing the company closer to its goal of selling the flying car within the next year.***
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/autos/flying-car-soaring-air-test-flight-article-1.1054796#ixzz1qwPVHbqH

You could make it to SL in half the time! :daffy:

wa-loaf · Apr 3, 2012

Can you mount a ski rack on it?

drjeff · Apr 3, 2012

wa-loaf said:
Can you mount a ski rack on it?

Thule will have the fit kit out next week I heard

ctenidae · Apr 3, 2012

drjeff said:
Thule will have the fit kit out next week I heard

The bars and feet are only a couple hundred bucks. The fit kit, on the other hand, will run you $6-$7 grand.....

Would be cool to have, though. The plane, that is.

mondeo · Apr 3, 2012

Reaches 70mph on the road? That would be a slower way to the hill.

Kerovick · Apr 3, 2012

They need to add some skids to it to you can land it ON the slopes.

Nick · Apr 3, 2012

That was literally the first thing I thought. Drive to Milford Airport. Fly to Carrabasett Valley. Flip up the wings and roll on up into the lot.

I have a pilot's license and I love the idea of it. But $270k is a little steep for me

Would still be pretty cool to see one of these driving down the road though

gmcunni · Apr 3, 2012

Nick said:
I have a pilot's license and I love the idea of it. But $270k is a little steep for me

if you are using it to go skiing wouldn't it be an alpinezone.com business expense?

Nick · Apr 3, 2012

interestingly it's still cheaper than a cessna 172 which is ~300k now.

ctenidae · Apr 3, 2012

Nick said:
interestingly it's still cheaper than a cessna 172 which is ~300k now.

And they get real touchy if you pull out onto the highway in one of those.

wa-loaf · Apr 3, 2012

Bond had one of these long ago:

bigbog · Apr 3, 2012

Kerovick said:
They need to add some skids to it to you can land it ON the slopes.

Most definitely the skids...along with the fit-kit to the wing-mounted-hitchhiker assembly....adding more lift to those aerodynamic wings;-)
Maybe some JATO plus a prop....but I don't see the propellor(sp?)....cuz ya' can't see much of an exhaust from any upgraded powerplant. Sure would be nice if it could run on a far cheaper fuel.....

legalskier · Apr 3, 2012

wa-loaf said:
Bond had one of these long ago:

Wait, as soon as he takes off there's no fuel??

:???:

ScottySkis · Apr 3, 2012

It be awesome if they come out with cars that drive themselves on the highway, i would go to north Vermont all the time if they did.

legalskier · Apr 3, 2012

^ It's closer than you think: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/10/science/10google.html?pagewanted=all

Nick · Apr 3, 2012

legalskier said:
Wait, as soon as he takes off there's no fuel??

:???:

exact thing I thought.... haven't seen the original film so maybe it was clipped?

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