Chitty Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Bang Flying Cars

September 23, 2014 ♦

Transportation Technology

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Since Chitty Chitty I’ve wanted to have my very own flying car. With the advent of autonomous vehicles, maybe it’s not as wild or expensive as some of these article comments sound.

Let’s quickly overview some headlines.

This is a good read just for the comments:

http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/07/tech/are-flying-cars-finally-becoming-a-reality/

Moller is right here in California, thanks to our friend Trouble for sharing. He learned about it when he went to Davis:

http://moller.com/

Since we already have too much air traffic, this flying car idea appeals to me more as a transportation solution.

Ok ok, I never really wanted my own flying car. In fact as a child I was terrified to get inside my cousin’s VW bug because I thought it would start talking to me like Herbie the Love Bug, and drive off with me inside!

I felt more comfortable with The Jetsons! Let’s talk Sky Cars:

Here is SkyTran birthed inside NASA California USA. Testing and a rollout is happening at Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in Tel Aviv Israel:

http://www.fromthegrapevine.com/innovation/flying-cars-almost-here-first-stop-tel-aviv?utm_content=buffer9c0bd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

which looks monorail but it’s upside down and it’s HOVER cars. Skytran‘s Unimodal System is contactless, using linear magnetic propulsion which is GREENER.

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/israel-get-worlds-first-hover-cars-transport-system-by-2015-1454142

I also like the minimal look of the SkyTran. I would prefer not to make our beautiful skies look like a big mess.

(I’ve seen that happen in beautiful remote beach and desert areas who only had solar, then the towns get on the electrical grid, everyone gets excited, and the picturesque skyline fills up with ugly poles. Ugh.)

A cleaner look yet familiar from cities that already have a monorail, like Sydney Australia. (You’re asking who has a monorail besides Las Vegas?)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_monorail_systems

Turbo?

Locally we have issues with other vehicles crossing transportation lanes resulting in accidents (other vehicles running red lights and crossing the bus lane). For saftey, this slows our ground transportation down to a snail’s pace.

43 miles an hour doesn’t seem fast (speed they are testing SkyTran) but it is. They are trying to increase speed, but I’m certain it’s twice as fast as what’s available here now. Let’s talk more to SkyTran soon!

About Michele the Trainer

Michele the Trainer is a project manager telecommunications engineer and Ethernet expert by first career. Also an avid transportation enthusiast since 1981.

http://www.mttconsultingsolutions.com

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