Flying Cars History, Safety , And companies

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FLYING CARS

• JATIN SINGH

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TABLES OF CONTENT

• ABOUT FLYING CARS
• HISTORY
• ENGINEERINGECONOMICS
• SAFETY
• POPULAR CULTURE
• FICTION
• COMPANIES WORKING ON FLYIG CARS
• REFERENCE

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ABOUT FLYING CARS

• Flying car is a personal vehicle that is capable
  of door-to-door aerial transport conceptually
  without the need of special take-off and landing
  as is required in an aircraft while also
  providing the comfort of a road able car. Though
  the concept seems to be a workable one but
  bringing it on the commercial front has been very
  challenging task and a surprising number of
  companies have been working to bring up an
  acceptable model.

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HISTORY

• In 1926, Henry Ford displayed an experimental
  single-seat aeroplane that he called the "sky
  flivver". The project was abandoned two years
  later when a distance-record attempt flight
  crashed, killing the pilot.
• In 1940, Henry Ford famously predicted "Mark my
  word a combination airplane and motorcar is
  coming. You may smile, but it will come.
• In 1956, Ford's Advanced Design studio built the
  Volante Tri-Athodyne, a 3/8 scale concept car
  model. It was designed to have three ducted fans,
  each with their own motor, that would lift it off
  the ground and move it through the air.

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ENGINEERING

• A practical flying car would have to be capable
  of safely taking off, flying and landing
  throughout heavily populated urban environments.
• To produce such an aircraft would require a
  propulsion system that is quiet, to avoid noise
  complaints, and has non-exposed rotors so it
  could be flown safely in urban environments.
• Many types of aircraft technologies and form
  factors have been suggested, such as ducted-fan
  and tilt rotor vehicles.

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Economics

• Due to the requirement of propulsion that is
  both small and powerful, the cost of producing a
  flying car would be very high and estimated by
  some as much as 10 million dollars.
• the flying car's energy efficiency would be much
  lower compared to conventional cars and other
  aircraft.
• while flying cars would be used for shorter
  distances, at higher frequency, lower speeds and
  lower altitude.
• both environmental and economic reasons, flying
  cars would be an enormous use of resources.

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SAFETY

• Although statistically commercial flying is much
  safer than driving, unlike commercial planes,
  personal flying cars might not have as many
  safety checks and their pilots would not be as
  well trained.
• Humans already have problems with the aspect of
  driving in two dimensions. this problem might be
  solved via the sole use of self-flying and
  self-driving cars.
• this problem might be solved via the sole use of
  self-flying and self-driving cars.
• In addition, poor weather conditions, such as low
  air density, lightning storms and heavy rain,
  snow or fog could be challenging and affect the
  aircraft's aerodynamics.

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POPULAR CULTURE

• The flying car was and remains a common feature
  of conceptions of the future, including imagined
  near futures such as those of the 21st century.
  Complaints of the non-existence of flying cars
  have become nearly idiomatic as expressions of
  disappointment in the failure of the present to
  measure up to the glory of past predictions.
• Aired on January 8, 1998, Seinfeld's 167th
  episode, "The Dealership", featured George and
  Jerry complaining about the non-existence of the
  flying cars. Jerry says, "It's like we're living
  in the '50s here.
• A 2001 IBM television commercial featured Avery
  Brooks complaining, "It is the year 2000, but
  where are the flying cars? I was promised flying
  cars. I dont see any flying cars. Why? Why? Why?

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FICTION

• The flying car has been depicted in many works of
  fantasy and science fiction
• Live action films
• Star Wars (1977present)
• Blade Runner (1982)
• Back to the Future and Back to the Future Part
  II (1985/1989)
• The Fifth Element (1997)

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Companies Working On Flying Cars

• Terrafugia
• Aeromobil
• PALV
• Zee.Aero

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REFERENCE

• http//aflyingcars.com/
• https//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_car_(aircraft
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