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- www.ted.com A flying car -- it's an iconic image of the future. But after 100 years of flight and automotive engineering, no one has really cracked the problem. Pilot Anna Mracek Dietrich and her team flipped the question, asking: Why not build a plane that you can drive?
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This was a WONDERFUL video.
It is amazing that any creative entrepreneurial innovator does ANYTHING these days with the regulatory hurdles that the government puts in their way.
The govt is probably the biggest hurdle to innovation these days.
@clearmenser Good point. "Care Flights" to reach people in remote / regional locations cost a lot of money and are often appealing for donations.
@wetkenny About 200k for the first models, which isn't bad for the world's first flying car. The price will only go down from there. This kind of travel is the future. It'll take some time for people to get used to becoming pilots, but there are just too many advantages for this not to eventually become the norm.
To a lesser extent, I'm sure people had the same fears back in the day, transitioning from the horse and buggy to the automobile. We just have to evolve.
not on par with most other Tedtalks vids... conceptually poor as though there were not more important things to research, engineer or address in this world...
ted delivers another 10 minute infomercial to generate interest in the next generation of the original vaporware (she even shows the pics up front).
where do i sign up?
Never thought I'd see and hear an 80's style montage in a modern TED talk :p
@freesk8 cont.
That's the reality of things. Not to go into any details, but the things I just mentioned are issues I deal with on a daily basis. Companies exist to make money, not to follow standards, whether it's their own or set by a government and what is needed, is organizations that keep them in check, because there is no substandard garbage they won't try to sell to people who can't even be expected to know any better.
@freesk8 Which bureaucratic hurdles, why are they unnecessary and why do you make an exception in their case?
@Ultra4 8:42 she specifically mentions unleaded automotive fuel which is more eco friendly than Av-gas.
They still don't get why these ideas never sold. There were planes like these that worked fine.
A pilot wants a full fledged fast and reliable plane. A driver that wants to fly needs a pilot license (she says 20 hours for a sports license) and a drivers license, so they're catering to a select few. There are other problems. Cheaters that won't go to the airport to take off. They'll do it right on the highway.
The best bet for this type of technology is computer controlled flying like autonomous drones, no license required, and a highway in the sky, set up by the Federal aviation board. If the idea ever got going big time there would be a lot of accidents without specific routes.
Now if they ever conquer anti-gravity and the thing can hover and zoom off at 88 mph into the future, well count me in.
A 1031 km drive would take me 12 hours, and more than one tank of fuel.
This car/plane can do the same thing in a 4.5 hour flight time. (and it only goes 777 kms since it's flying a straight line without roads, as-the-crow-flies)
That's pretty cool. Less than half the time.
As a former ATC I hate sport pilots. Also, horses make poor dogs.
@Savaniel i think it is around 35miles per gallon anticipated
@SAsgarters If you are talking about technical hurdles I agree with you. But with unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles, there is LESS innovation. And this hurts all of us.
@Jesuriah, firstly I was talking about the lack of brake dust and tire wear WHILE FLYING. Second, the car weighs, literally, a ton less than most passenger cars, so even while driving it will develop less tire and brake dust. Third, how aggressively will you drive a flying car with a 100hp engine and a CVT? to suggest someone will be rocketing around in this thing while ground-bound is utter insanity.
Finally, mass transit is predicated upon pop. densities that don't exist in most of the USA.
@Ilamarea
Robinson Helicopters tried to make helo's cheap for everyone to own one. Never happened because- 1. the costs involved with selling airworthy parts is huge, and lawsuits/licencing/design/testing costs get passed onto consumers via high price of parts. 2- anything that holds you in the sky has to be inspected/maintained at VERY frequent intervals, 3- many airworthy parts are time lifed, which means after a certain amount of use, they go in the trash, even if they still work.
love it. I can my grand kids using it.
where can i buy one?
What an extraordinary idea! The crowd was so dry about the plane taking off tho😂
A lot of people are missing the point. This thing isn't meant as a flying car, it's meant as a driving plane.
@elpsycholoko they are just so hugely complicated to build, keep in working order and most importantly, being able to pilot it safely, in comparison, flying a plane is very easy and safe.
For those of you complaining that this isn't curing cancer, you're lacking imagination. Think of a hospital that has one of these and is able to mobilize it faster than a regular airplane or when a helicopter isn't possible and HELP PEOPLE who wouldn't get help other wise for moving patients, moving organs, flying in specialists.
what happens when someone bumps in to your folded wings in the parking lot? You would have to have them replaced for every fender-bender
@Savaniel not sure i only saw that when it showed the pic of it in the garage but i think it said it has almost 500 mile flight distance
how fast is it?
I'll give her credit for trying and getting this far,,
Yes; the advertising of innovation, invention, and ideas.
you're driving along the road and your engine breaks or cuts out, you pull over and get out of the car. you plane-car cuts out or breaks in the air... this is why we travel by land
I would have to download the 'Jetsons sound effects' into my Ipod to play when i fly
that's awesome - it's like the Icon A5, but for the road instead of water! :D
Weather starts getting bad mid flight, lower down to the nearest highway if over land and just drive the rest of the way.
@mindlesstube Look up the Moller SkyCar. Some of the biggest problems are the FAA regulations. The car isn't testable because law requires it remain tethered to the ground.
I love aviation and technology. (I do aviation-related 3D modeling as a living.) Still, as cool as flying cars might be, I'm not sure I'd want to be in the neighborhood at bar-closing time. :)
@onyo101 Holy crap. That's really good! I expect it decreses while flying. Am I right?
you're all aware that aircraft don't just fall out of the sky like dumbo without his feather when they lose engine power, right?
In fact, you're much safer in an engine out situation in a general aviation aircraft than a commercial aircraft, they can glide much more slowly. Airliners stop flying just below 150mph, most general aviation can glide as slow as 50mph.
I know how fast I'd rather be going when the wheels touch down.
@sogghartha Wrong. Speed limits were introduced in America during the war to indirectly ratio fuel. If no one could afford cars then this wouldn't have been an issue.
yeah I AGREE WITH THAT
YES
@greycloud24 They are saying $279,000 so, low end of your guess. But think about this in ten years a used one will be worth half that which is lower than I've ever seen a Cessna.
@abemore Seeing as how complex this is compared to say a Ferrari that isn't a very bad pricetag ;) It's still pretty much proto-type stage, so prices may drop when optimized and when there is a market to sell them on larger scale (large scale production = price drops).
@ineedanewtubeaccount parachute attached to the car ? =D engine turns off - it automatically pops out.. if it fails too then u use the ejection seat. There, problem solved.
@omma911 It would seem to me that being able to sidestep the security and baggage issues would make using the airport as a place to land (especially small private landing strips) a workable solution. I do not see another alternative with a trsditional aircraft that requires a significant distance to stop. VTOL is the other option but that is not what they are attempting with this craft.
Thinking that the target could be people with huge pockets: if they designed it more like a F1 (or similar sports) car, and sell it in other countires (Africa is an excelent market - in many areas it has more airfields than roads), they would sell a bundle of it.
We want cars like in " The Jetsons" !!
Marvelous commercial TedTalks.
Ppl can't drive now, why would I trust a growing amount of ppl to fly?
I also don't like that this is an old idea, we should be focusing on fixing the problems of congestion with cheaper and cleaner alternatives like AFFORDABLE AND ABUNDANT PUBLIC TRANSIT.
awesome
@quosmo1 If you had watched the video completely, you'll see it's not THAT impractical... and it might just be what some people need.
i just wana hear the cost...
You gotta love de 80's pop rock soundtrack of the video
imagine this....all electric car/plane so no pollution....swappable battery like "Better Place" at every airport and along the highways like Israel will be soon....solar at home to recharge...recharge station at work...see the NASA/C.A.F.E challenge results for electric planes flying 1 person 400 miles on the electric equivalent of 1 gal of gas at 100mph(and that is real now)..imagine you living someplace "nice" outside the city and getting to work in the city in under an hour during "rush hour"
@clearmenser Can you think of a situation where a flying car would be easier to use than a helicopter?
Does a pilot of one of these have to communicate ever with air traffic control, when it comes time to land?
And while driving, how do you check your blind spots with the wings folded up and in the way?
@SAsgarters In this video, the speaker complains of the regulatory hurdles that the FAA and the federal organization that certifies vehicles to be sold. I'm just saying that these two regulatory organizations made her job harder, and thus probably discouraged a lot of other innovators.
I think that voluntary, free market standards are better than those imposed by force. I think that well-meaning people in the govt try to make things better with their regulations, but wind up hurting us.
Where are the rear view mirrors?
I don't know. I want to have a flying car, but I don't want to use airports and stuff. Either make it like "the fifth element" or don't bother trying.
i live in NYC how am i suppost to land? :(
"We want private strategic bombers in every driveway." is what they're saying.
@schaskins1 But you have to agree that it would be kind of cool to just drive out of your garage, lift off in your street, fly to work, and never ever experience a bloody traffic jam again. Now that google is kinda far with self driving cars, we only need hmm anti-gravity engines or something like that. ;)
"How much does the Transition® cost?
The anticipated base purchase price is $279,000."
Those harping about fuel economy are ignorant of the lack of tire wear or brake dust, and they'll compare it's point to point economy with cars which by their nature must travel longer distances to connect those points.
They will also completely discount any time savings.
They will do these things because they are shortsighted ideologues.
@DannyZRC Dude, if you drive the car aggressively, or live in a hilly area you'll spew just as much brake dust into the air as other people. While tire wear may be down, tire pollution is much easier to deal with(read :Be recycled or re purposed) than exhaust gasses. What's more useful, a toy for the rich/wealthy(A.K.A. this plane/car) or a mass transit system powered by renewable energy?
@SAsgarters Couldn't agree more. General public is dangerous and irresponsible. Here in South Florida you get the impression that talking on the phone is a requirement to drive a vehicle. Lane changes are made without using turn signals, or the mirrors, and stop signs serve only as decorations.
Question is, do i really want to have a plethora of pilots who have been trained for 20 hours right over my head? Guess not.
@quosmo1 yeah... that past tense is REALLY important in that case! XD
@SAsgarters The need to make money drives costs down, and as long as govt does not prevent competition as above, prices fall. This helps consumers. Those in govt are little more informed than customers. Also, competing companies try to win the more sophisticated buyers, because they are at the margin, and could buy from a better competitor. This helps the less sophisticated shoppers, who know less. The best check on the power of a corp is not a regulator, but a competitor.
not a single mention about fuel... so i guess it runs on sunshine and happiness
Uh oh.. They say planes usually break on the ground. Driving a plane around might break it sooner than later. Nice engineering work, though.
@someonestepmyfoot They are not looking to provide a "cooler" way for you to get around, they are aiming to change how the everyday person gets around by literally looking towards the sky. this means that in the future, they hope to ween the current problems such as stressed air traffic controllers or small amounts of private airports to create a more realistic market. and yes the risk of accidents will increase with airplanes, although this problem exists today in cars, and people still drive.
I wouldn't frame your certification process as getting "safety regulation exemptions"... Maybe get some PR help for your company!
pilot here. you'd be fucking mental to take this to public parking lots and space. there is a reason why aprons are restricted to authorized personnels only. also they haven't thought about FODs. impractical.
So... to the people saying the estimated price on this thing is reasonable...
Lets take a look at the expenses...
Fuel consumption, weekly or monthly safety checks and crontrols of every little part required for insurance reasons, the insurance... Rental of an air strip for take off, maintenance for said air strip if private, INSURANCE! (risk to other peoples residences, the people themselves, goverment property and so on $)
This thing will only be for the rich and possibly some specialists
@wetkenny
That's rather not true.
It obviously is going to be expensive, and an Idea of a "driving plane" is indeed rather pointless if you can make a heli-car, but it's not an unrealistic idea.
And would you really go as far as to say that something is going to be impossible in this century? It's just allmost 2012, there's yet 88 years to come and technological developement is only accelerating.
I personally em 100% sure that we will fly daily in my life time.
lol the thumbnail of the video was "a plane yo..."
This isn't practical at all, but its still cool to see.
Its a bird, its a plane, no wait its a car.
So what, is TED for advertising now?
That music was pretty hellish
I'll tell you what I'll do...you gimme one of these plane-car thingies, and I will TOTALLY promote it for you on my TH-cam channel.
Sounds like a bargain, neh? *Bambi eyes* :)
why they didn't show how does it land?!!!!!
I everyone takes to the skies, imagine how this would affect our feathered friends.
I would love to love this idea..
1% vs. 99%
pretty nice, but it felt too much like a commercial
But what if the fuel runs out? You could be stuck up there for hours :(
i want 3
they should have had highway to the danger zone playing when they showed the first flight.
@onyo101 That's really good!
Not to belittle their accomplishments as engineers, but their innovation is really in legal wrangling and not so much in the technical challenges of a flying car.
This video should depress you, because it illustrates pretty clearly that the obstacles to human accomplishment are no longer natural, they are man made. Usually in the form of government regulation. I already knew this, so I'm no more bummed than I was 10 minutes ago, but it's still a sad state of affairs.
very nice :)
@kebakent Especially if the cop car has wings too!
So lets see the main points of this:
1.It's not new.
2.It's a waste of fuel.
3.It's useless(If you want to fly just buy a plane).
4.WHY THE F*** WOULD YOU WASTE TIME DEVELOPING SOMETHING LIKE THIS IF YOU COULD WORK IN A BETTER PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM?
@mindlesstube it would make more sense other than the fact that helicopters tend to be at least 2 times as expensive as fixed wing. Who knows? maybe a helicopter car will be next.
ok this is great, for the next 20 years until we run out of gas
@freesk8 "In this video, the speaker complains of the regulatory hurdles"
Which push innovators to address real problems instead just trying to boost sales.
"voluntary, free market standards"
Leads to cutting corners and blinding the public with irrelevancies, prevents reactions to actual issues until the outrage gets big enough to make it the cheaper to react and the free market stifles meaningful innovation, because R&D costs money and it's cheaper to just keep reusing the same old crap.
They've invented a plane that fits in a garage, that's it. Where could you fly this thing? Great I can drive to my local airport and somehow schedule a slot on the runway with air traffic control. They still haven't address the biggest issue: how would they keep planes driven by reckless teens from falling out of the sky?
@morthim wtf.... maybe youtube doesn't like links and/or equations.
@freesk8 Without hurdles, there's no innovation.
Would not a helicopter car make more sense to make and you would not need a runway?
What confuses me is why have this? A Cessna 172 carries more, takes off in less distance, seats 4, has a larger range, and has a higher air speed. It makes no sense to buy something to do both when so many things do one better and more efficiently. Btw, I don't like seeing someone in the air with 20 hours of flight time flying near me. Sounds stupid. Please help me understand the point of this piece of garbage. Please.
what the hell is with the music int the montage?
I do not want wings on my flying car!