'Flying taxi' of the future revealed

[ausrere]

Along the lines of the recent 60 minutes segment:


http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/04/19/jetpods.prototype/index.html?section=cnn_mostpopular

 

[SCCutler]

When pigs fly.

Fly within a year? Certified by 2010?

When pigs fly.

 

[Ken Ibold]

Along the lines of the recent 60 minutes segment:


http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/04/19/jetpods.prototype/index.html?section=cnn_mostpopular

Very quiet?!? If it's got a turbine, it ain't "very quiet"

I was amazed when the Eclipse flew into Lakeland last Friday that something with such little engines could be so LOUD. And that was on the ground at idle.

 

[fgcason]

Very quiet?!? If it's got a turbine, it ain't "very quiet"

Turbines are relatively quiet compared to 55 gallon drum exhaust pipes on cars and 120db+ bass only stereo systems.



Pigs can fly, freaky weird flying taxi's can't in the real world.