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Skycar. I remember when I was ... have the money. The Moller M400 Skycar (Fig
1) is the dream machine of Dr. Paul Moller . He started ...
... cars in the driveway. One of the three cars that they are still experimenting
with it is the moller skycar m400. This one is said ...
... cars in the driveway. One of the three cars that they are still experimenting
with it is the moller skycar m400. This one is said ...
... "A car with wings," said the Times "is many a flyboy's dream machine." Then there's
Paul Moller who has spent four decades developing the M400 Skycar. ...
Submitted by dcavett on April 19, 2007
Category: Technology
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I remember when I was a kid, riding the back seat of the car with my parents during rush hour traffic and daydreaming about what it would be like if our car could just take-off and fly, well now that day is here, of course if you have the money. The Moller M400 Skycar (Fig 1) is the dream machine of Dr. Paul Moller . He started developing hovering aircraft back in the 1970's but the M400 is by far the most advanced and is viewed publicly as having a serious possibility of being on the market if all the right pieces fall into place such as: communications with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), further flight test go as planned, and the consumer market stays as fertile as it seems now. With there being a four year hiatus between now and when the first FAA certified models will be released speculation is building and so list of people that would like to get their hands on one of the first Skycars. The technologies behind the Skycar are fairly similar to that of aircraft. In this paper we will look at how the design and technologies are integrated together and also what the future possibilities for a vehicle such as the Skycar might be along with the regulations and safety issues a new technology such as this would have to deal with.
Figure 1: Moller M400 Skycar
There are many questions that come to mind when thinking about a car that can fly but the main one that comes to mind is, "How will it be integrated into our society?" We have been driven along by engine powered vehicles for a little under a century, do we really think that the average American is ready to handle a flying car. Not only do some people think they are ready for the technology they are already lining up for it. The main goal of the M400 is to provide consumers with a new style of vehicle, maybe something they used to dream, or to create added convenience for customers, or just...
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