Another car/aircraft combo

[newairly]

Just noticed this in Sydney Morning Herald.

 

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/flying-machine-takes-high-road-to-work/2008/01/05/1198950128938.html

 

It is a combination of a 3 wheel car and a gyrocopter.

 

The specs look interesting. However the weight of 550Kg (empty I assume) may preclude registration here as an ultralight.

 

Phil

 

Technical data

 

 

 

 

Performance on land Air performance DimensionsTop speed: >200 km/h Max airspeed: 195 km/h Rotary nginePower output: 213 hp

 

0 - 100 km/h: < 5 sec

 

 

 

Min airspeed: 30 km/h

 

 

 

Length: 4 m

 

 

 

Max tilting angle: 30°

 

 

 

Take off distance: 50 m

 

 

 

Width: 1.2 m

 

 

 

Estimated fuel economy:

 

 

 

(100 km/h) 30km/litre

 

 

 

Min landing distance: 5 m

 

 

 

Height: 1.6 m

 

 

 

 

Range: 600 km

 

Range: 550 km

 

Weight: 550 kg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fuel: 95/98 unleaded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Allan]

Some machine huh?

 

Quote: "Top speed: >200 km/h

 

Max airspeed: 195 km/h

 

213 hp

 

Estimated fuel economy: (100 km/h) 30km/litre

 

Weight: 550 kg"

 

Note at 100km/h (a bit below 50 knots) it's burning only 3.5 litres/hr! (ie. 100km/h / 30km/l). Not bad for what is basically either an helo- or a gyro-copter at 550kgs! But also note it's just an "estimated fuel economy", but is that land cruising or flying?

 

Believe it when I see it!

 

 

[Guest David C]

Believe it when I see it!

Yeah me too .... It's not 1st April already is it ??

 

 

[Yenn]

If it sounds too good to be true it probably is. Just working out the fuel, the ruke of thumb is 0.5lbs / hp /hour which equates to about 69 litres per hour at full bore, even halving it becomes way over the quoted figure.

 

0 to 100 kph < 5 sec "Wow"

 

 

[Guest Fred Bear]

Thread is already here: http://www.recreationalflying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6678

 

 

[Guest ozzie]

I'd buy one of these just to see the faces on the guys down at the RTA office when i rocked up to register it for the road.

 

With all the designs both actually funtional or not of the "flying car" concept i think my favorite would be the one from the James Bond film 'Man with Golden Gun'

 

Or seeing how the sea level will rise this century hows bowt the 'Flying Sub" from 'Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea'. They still have a ways to go, i belive.

 

ozzie