@tempemeaty 23rd November 2009 19:36 GMT
This project has come _further_, you say?
You mean, like tethered test "flights" where it doesn't seem to really fly so much as hover in the ground effect?
Don't get me wrong; those flying cars in "Blade Runner" looked cool as hell -- especially the '59 Pontiac taxicab retrofitted for flight -- but I'm really not holding my breath for it, owing to the needs for upgrading ATC systems, not to mention all those idiots out there who can barely control a machine traveling in _two_ dimensions, let alone three... oh, and don't even get me started on how any of these flying-car inventors plan to deal with the contingency of any kind of power/propulsion loss; as far as I can tell, any power loss on _any_ of those Jetsons-wannabe flying cars results in them immediately plummeting from the sky as they all seem to have about as much "glide" as a set of car keys.
Seriously, guys -- screw the flying cars for now, and get to work on my goddamn' Newspad:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aYFbU3YZ66Y/SeibZSKfBOI/AAAAAAAAAvw/REZqBvKvvJI/s320/space+2001.jpg
(and no, the Kindle -- and the Sony e-book reader -- don't frickin' count)