Guest ozzie Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Cool If the council ranger busts you for roaring around the local park in the buggy you can leave him standing there like a wally, whilst you make good your escape into the wild blue yonder. FLYING 'SKYCAR' BEGINS ADVENTURE A flying car created by a British inventor and his engineering team took off from London on Wednesday, January 14, on what's being billed as "A unique journey from London to Timbuktu." Their invention, the Parajet "Skycar," is a street-legal, four-wheeled vehicle resembling a dune buggy, powered by a 140 hp Yamaha R-1 1000cc motorcycle engine that gets lift from a flexible parachute like those used by weight-shift trikes. A continuously variable transmission powers either the rear wheels on the ground or a large pusher propeller for flight. The vehicle also has a ballistic parachute system for added safety. Makers claim a top ground speed of 110 mph and 70 mph in flight, with a cruising altitude of 2-3,000 feet. Skycar is the brainchild of Giles Cardozo, inventor of the Para-motor aircraft that made a world altitude flight over Mt. Everest in 2007. Pilot during the expedition is well known adventurist Neil Laughton. The planned route from London will run through France, Spain, across the Straights of Gibraltar, Morocco, the Sahara Desert, and on to Timbuktu - more than 3,700 miles total. They hope to arrive in Timbuktu by late February. Learn more about the Skycar and follow the journey at www.skycarexpedition.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 That's cool:thumb_up: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
octave Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 I want one. I wonder how it would be registered HGFA, RA, GA, or RTA and if your have an engine failure could your call the NRMA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hihosland Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 I suspect that if this device complied with the regs to be road legal you would need a drivers license for the road and to fly you would register it with RAA or as GA experimental as with the Aerochute or other PPCs in order to fly it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ozzie Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 too cool have a look at the road version on their web site. who could you register it with? every man and his dog would want your cash. or whats left of it. two licenses two regos two insurances plus one roadworthy certificate, one airworthy certificate. i wonder if you could claim the fuel road tax back for the airbourne time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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