MattII
Oh not another of these hair-brained schemes. When are people going to realise that flying cars just won't work?
Nik
Over many years, there have been innumerable 'white elephants' like this. Where are they now? In the white elephant graveyard one must suppose.
pt88
Well I wasn't sure whether to buy an ugly plane or a horrible car, but now I can have both in one mediocre package.
Stuart Wilshaw
I agree with the comments made so far by others regarding the undesirability of this design travesty.
I would add the comment that were these 'carplane' schemes ever to become reality the light aviation death rate would soar sky high (sorry pun not intended) as the average car driver has enough problems operating a vehicle in two dimensions never mind having to cope with a third.
Vf6cruiser
As a pilot SEL/Hi performance rated (which doesn't really mean much) I have to laugh at every one of these duds that comes along. Not a good plane and not a good car. Most are priced around $250K. For that money you can buy at least 3 used 182's that are proven to work, and a nice airport car. Those who promote these machines seem to leave a lot of questions unanswered. If you get rear ended at a red light where do you go to get it fixed, and then who signs it off as airworthy? Pedro at Collisions R Us? I don't think so. Insurance with a low time pilot is going to be through the roof. And the constant assembling and taking down leaves room for wear or a forgotten item. These are a horrible idea and always go in the tank for a good reason.
Esteban Sperber Frankel
What about girocopters, they are very easy to fly, there are dutch girocopter car the PAL V.
grtbluyonder
A carplane is like a dog that sings. Possible but who cares?
Some thoughts:
If you lose your drivers license can you still fly?
Are you then illegal on the takeoff and landing rolls?
Good design for people who don't like to fly together, each has their own private pod.
Interesting like a 3 eyed fish in the Simpsons.
Ian Mitko
The bipod stored/stores its wings between the two fuselages also.
Tom Lee Mullins
I think that is a neat design. I hope it comes about.
Magrim
If a computer AI could completely control the plane and minimize accidents down to about 0 and not require the pilot to have a pilot's license then I see these as being feasible until we can jet around in vacuum tubes at 4,000 mi an hour.