• Question: Will cars ever fly?

    Asked by whrifications to Aime, Akshat, Diana, Gemma, Judith on 15 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Judith McCann

      Judith McCann answered on 13 Jun 2011:

      I like to think so! as the numbers of people increase there will be less room at ground level I guess. materials are becoming lighter so its just finding a different fuel (thats sustainable)

      unfortunately it may not be in our lifetimes!

    • Photo: Gemma Sharp

      Gemma Sharp answered on 13 Jun 2011:

      I kind of hope so… might be fun? Car crashes could be a bit messier though, so maybe it’s not a great idea.

      I don’t know much about cars (or making things fly), but my guess would be that even if someone makes a flying car, the idea won’t take off (excuse the pun) as well as erm… land cars have done. I think mainly because of the problems with crashing and stuff. I’m sure a flying car would be more difficult to control than a normal car because it can go in all directions not just forward/back/left/right etc.

      I could be wrong though! I guess we’ll have to wait and see.

    • Photo: Aimé Fournier

      Aimé Fournier answered on 14 Jun 2011:

      For the reasons Gemma said, I hope cars never fly. Unless we have bouncy soft little blimps that don’t go fast and can’t do any harm when they collide. How likely is that? Anyway if you like stylish flying cars go rent the classic film Blade Runner.

    • Photo: Akshat Rathi

      Akshat Rathi answered on 15 Jun 2011:

      I would love to go to an age where things are like they are in the Jetsons! Although watching the Jetsons with their flying vehicles and buildings built on high columns made me wonder what might have caused them to do it!

      As for flying cars in the real world: I found this funny hybrid: http://www.terrafugia.com/ and the Skycar here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElS9BKSsezw. Both of these are working models but not economical at all. I think with fossil fuels becoming more expensive by the day we might not have a flying car like we imagine today.

      But if scientists are able to come up with a way to harness renewable energies we might have something like a solar power Zeppelin (http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2011/06/2019_unthinkabl.php). 🙂

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