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ddvmor


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Flying Jetsons come of age with hover pod

IT has taken a long time but elements of the Jetson's futuristic lifestyle are finally becoming real [...] US company Moller International has put a flying saucer into production that looks remarkably like George's perspex topped transportation.

The personal flying pod, called the M200G Volantor, can glide three metres off the ground and carry two passengers.

The M200G is the size of a small car and takes off and lands vertically.

Company founder Dr Paul Moller said the craft was "the ultimate off-road vehicle" because it can travel over any surface.

"It's not a hovercraft, although its operation is just as easy. You can speed over rocks, swampland, fences, or log-infested waterways with ease because you're not limited by the surface."

The flying saucer is governed by computers to fly at a maximum altitude of three metres so that it doesn't require registration as an aircraft.

That enables it to sit on a cushion of air and travel at 80kph in any direction.




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Sounds kinda cool but can't see them being road legal :(

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Thankfully they dont have to be and they dont have to be FAA approved either as they dont go above 3 metres - they are a legal grey area...

well until someone crashes one into a moving truck that is...

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Am I the only one that noticed the cable connecting it to the overhead crane in the video?...Ben

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Yeah... i saw the crane and the cable, but the cable seems to be slack once it's taken off. Probably a safety thing, just in case the pilot loses control of it - he didn't exactly come across as skilled...

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Oh dear, I thought you were offering round sherbert filled sweeties.  Which I would have resisted anyway, ahem. pray.gif

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They may be a legal grey area but I can't imagine they have the greatest breaking distance? Which would be enough to put me off.

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That's the part that would put you off?

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Yep. Why, what would put you off?

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I think the fact that the whole thing looks like it was made out of lego and costs about 50p would prevent me going anywhere near it ;)

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Oh, that? My ex was a Landrover freak, I developed immunity to such worries!

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Ah yes - cars made out of wood and Iron - cant beat em

You know 75% of all Land Rovers ever made are still on the road! scarey.

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Aluminium, not iron. For the body anyhow. That's why they're still on the road & not rusted away. (Ooh, & think you're getting confused with Morris Travellers on the wood bit!)

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Yeah I know - I was just having a bit of fun at how old and basic they are - they are cool though

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Oddly, this clip made it onto the morning news today. Just goes to show how far behind they are and how much more reliable a news source the JDBB is! biggrin.gif

Tell your friends! nod.gif

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