ot: personal flying machine coming to a sky near you

[eddief]

https://kittyhawk.aero/

[alancw3]

interesting. wonder what the pricing and payload capacity will be?

[MattTuck]

At the point of flying at a decent speed, over land, one wonders whether a helmet is really going to do much good.

[cmbicycles]

Interesting for sure, but no details. Though you can join their "club" for $100, to talk about the prototype that looks nothing like the production version that isnt out yet... oh, and for joining the club you will get $2000 off the undisclosed purchase price... guessing that is what, a 5-10% discount maybe?

[Tony]

Originally Posted by MattTuck

At the point of flying at a decent speed, over land, one wonders whether a helmet is really going to do much good.

Might help with ear protection. Bet the kittyhawk is pretty loud.

[54ny77]

that is really, really cool.

whatever resort buys them for rentals, i want to go there.

[sales guy]

The FAQs list it as only to be flown over water. And no payload capability.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by eddief

https://kittyhawk.aero/

Most people can barely operate in 2 dimensions(driving) flying? Righto. Not hard but can be difficult. Gonna be some spectacular crashes.

[nooneline]

Here's the NYTimes on it:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/24/t...T.nav=top-news

And this really gets at the heart of it IMO:

“I love the idea of being able to go out into my backyard and hop into my flying car,” said Brad Templeton, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur who has served as a consultant on Google’s self-driving project. “I hate the idea of my next-door neighbor having one.”

[hummus_aquinas]

it's about time!!

[Dr Luxurious]

That video is obnoxious.

[cachagua]

I love the idea of being able to go out into my backyard and hop into my flying car... I hate the idea of my next-door neighbor having one.

And the corollary is, I hate the idea of someone shooting at me from the ground as I fly in one of these, but I love the idea of shooting at someone flying over.

Wouldn't you?

[earlfoss]

What a cool contraption!

[MattTuck]

Before clicking on this thread, I was hoping it was going to be a production scale version that pedal powered flying machine that they have at the museum of science in Boston. I think it was the Deadelus. I have no idea how many watts it takes to fly, but I have to imagine that with carbon fiber these days, they could get it light enough so anyone could fly one.

Of course, flying to work is a little tricky, unless you have a giant hanger, live at an airfield, and have a crew of 10 people to help you launch it.

[charliedid]

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