Somehow, I like the ones in "Blade Runner" a hell of a lot more.
This is better:
Amazon chief sets out to make space affordable
A draft environmental assessment filed with the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) reveals that the spacecraft being developed for the project will launch and land vertically. It also reveals that 10 test launches could be carried out this year with a further 25 annual tests over the next three years. The project hopes that commercial flights could begin as soon as 2010.
With the planet teetering on the brink of massive ecological collapse, I wish ventures like this had come a lot sooner -- but I'll take them anyway.
(Both stories found at Unknown Country.)
2 comments:
Mac -
Primary problems with the Pulsar...
ZERO rear-view capabilities...unless they plan for some sort of rear-facing camera affair, which seems a little impractical for undistorted full-view.
MAJOR blind spot with the wings folded...American drivers have a big enough problem driving while balancing a Starbucks cup in one hand and the cellphone in the other.
A 2-seat vehicle for $150,000...flight capability or no, this is a highly specialized vehicle, not an everyman's flying car.
I like Moller's idea better, but he can't seem to get the real "star bucks" behind him. But his Skycar DOES look much more like a flying car you might imagine...and more like the "Spinner" from Blade Runner, no?
Still too pricy, though...but sexy enough and safe enough for driving that demand would increase supply and reduce costs, eventually.
Far more sellable, IMO.
"Meet George Jetson", inDEED!! :)
Kyle
I like the Moller. And you're right -- it has a "Blade Runner" sensibility.
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