Gnarly Gnu Posted August 28, 2015 Posted August 28, 2015 "While the flying car may never get off the ground, XTI Aircraft is hoping to bridge the gap with its new take on a light jet that will transport you door-to-door. The TriFan 600 is the brainchild of David Brody, who in 2012 began dreaming of true long-distance point-to-point air travel. He has since gathered an elite team of aviation experts—including Jeff Pino, former president of Sikorsky, and Charlie Johnson, former president of Cessna—to plan the first commercially certified, high-speed, long-range airplane capable of vertical takeoff and landing. The TriFan 600 uses three ducted fans powered by two gas-turbine engines. Once the craft is airborne, the two wing-mounted fans rotate to provide forward thrust. (The center fan, only used for vertical lift, is covered and not used during high-speed flight.) The two jet engines will reach a combined 2,600 horsepower, XTI claims. All that power will lift six occupants straight up into the air and then blast them forward at a top speed of 400 mph and an altitude of 30,000 feet."
Guest Howard Hughes Posted August 29, 2015 Posted August 29, 2015 I love the concept, but I'll believe it when it's strapped to my back!
DGL Fox Posted August 29, 2015 Posted August 29, 2015 It would be great to own one but I think you would, as usual, need to be a millionaire to own one...maybe if I will the lotto one day... David
Gnarly Gnu Posted August 29, 2015 Author Posted August 29, 2015 Well the idea these days is you come up with an impressive concept, do a video clip and a few neat computer generated images then ask for donations. When the donations arrive you retire, or perhaps even try to sell the concept. Rotating thrust is neat though, for aero's you won't bottom out at the bottom of a loop for example.
pmccarthy Posted August 29, 2015 Posted August 29, 2015 Did anyone read the Simon Black books as a child. His aircraft was just like this and in one of the stories he was able to fly it into space!
Oscar Posted August 29, 2015 Posted August 29, 2015 Wow, what a concept!. Just as soon as the $10M I'm getting from the Nigerian Prince I've helped to get his diamond mine money out of the country arrives, I'm putting it ALL into the project. These scams are almost as prevalent as cheap viagra... I was actually chased down in the local Supermarket carpark by one of the Directors of http://www.coaxe.com.au/ asking me to join their endeavour.... it's another complete Furphy, and the bloke in question has a dubious history of failed enterprises around my neck of the woods.. 1
spacesailor Posted August 29, 2015 Posted August 29, 2015 Some times it works!, Until the overlords kill it: Fairy Rotodyne . spacesailor
Geoff13 Posted August 29, 2015 Posted August 29, 2015 Once someone comes up with the concept, it is only matter of time until we see the reality. Except maybe Warp drive, I do not think I will live long enough to see warp drive.
Marty_d Posted August 29, 2015 Posted August 29, 2015 Once someone comes up with the concept, it is only matter of time until we see the reality.Except maybe Warp drive, I do not think I will live long enough to see warp drive. I thought they made propellers already! 1
Geoff13 Posted August 29, 2015 Posted August 29, 2015 I thought they made propellers already! Yes but theirs do not go at 9.9 times the speed of light. As we all know even Star Trek could not achieve Warp 10. 1
Kiwi303 Posted August 29, 2015 Posted August 29, 2015 no, warp is not linear arithmetic progression, it is logarithmic progression... warp 9.9 is just under infinite speed :D
Oscar Posted August 29, 2015 Posted August 29, 2015 The Tesla sports car model now has Ludicrous Drive, as endorsed by the American Chiropractic Association AND the USA Crash Repair Conglomerate....if it were Tesla and Lockheed behind this piece of nonsense, I'd start to believe it might just happen.
Marty_d Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 I read somewhere that the Tesla sports broke some rating system, somehow managed to get 103 points out of a possible 100. Something to do with the acceleration being 3.3 seconds to 100kmh, while fuel economy "cost" around $2 per 100km. 1
spacesailor Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 I believe Italy is close to making a "Fairy Rotodyne" type aircraft at the moment, using LPG fuel. spacesailor
kgwilson Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 This is the latest from Terrafugia even though the first has not yet eventuated. It is the TF-X, a VTOL computer controlled flying car that is supposedly 8 to 10 years away from reality. See http://www.terrafugia.com/tf-x
Ultralights Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 why are we constantly trying to re-invent the helicopter?
kgwilson Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 why are we constantly trying to re-invent the helicopter? Because we can't park the current offerings in a suburban garage & they are not easy to fly.
Ultralights Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 people cant handle the noise of a sparrow farting in suburbia these days, could you imagine the noise at 8;30 am in suburbia with these departing for the city...... and i dont see it ever happening, people can barely drive in 2 dimensions safely, let alone 3, then throw in a southerly change and a storm or to at peak hour... it will be carnage... ill stick to helicopters not to mention the unfounded fear of tiny drones already near hi rise buildings.. image commuters in flying cars!
DGL Fox Posted August 30, 2015 Posted August 30, 2015 I guess if we had flying cars it would cut down on road rage.. bit hard to step out of your car and clonk someone on the head with your concealed baseball bat... David
spacesailor Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 Remove the "P" reaction from helicopters rotors and more people will be able to fly safely' spacesailor
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