Future Cars

Flying Car Technology - 3

noreply@blogger.com (Paritripta Nokrek) — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:36:00 +0000

M400 Skycar Overview :

So much of the automotive industry runs on the fumes generated by hype; how much air can you blow? And it’s very easy, even for jaded industry veterans, to fall for it, generally because you want to believe. One look at the 4-passenger Moller M400 Skycar and we don’t much care who you are, this is a dynamo—hustler and hooker, the collective future cars dream.

Then we wake. And it’s a mess. Of the manufacturer’s claims quoted above, namely that the M400 is “feasible, personally affordable, personal vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) vehicle”, the one that is hardest to accept—and that almost ruins the dream for us—is the VTOL aspect. This technology requires an extraordinary amount of force and thrust. The manufacture claims it can achieve this with “a patented thrust deflection vane system that redirects thrust.” Could be, but to get an idea of how successful the far-better-funded US Army has been with VTOL, read about the V-22 Osprey. Or better yet, read about the RAF’s Harrier Jump Jet, with which the M400 claims some technological affinity.

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M400 Skycar Specifications :
Manufacturer : Moller International
Type : Personal Air Vehicle (PAV)
Passengers : 4
Vertical takeoff and landing : Yes
Emergency parachutes : Yes
Fuel type : Ethanol
Noise level at 500 ft (Goal) : 65 dba
Dimensions (L x X x H) : 19.5’ x 8.5’ x 7.5’ and 5.9 x 2.6 x 2.3 m
Operational ceiling : 36,000 ft and 10,973 m
Takeoff and landing area : 35 ft dia and 10.7 m
Max speed @ 25,000’ (7620 m) : 330 mph and 531 km/h
Max speed @ S.L. : 360 mph and 579 km/h
Cruise speed @ 25,000 (7620 m) : 305 mph and 491 km/h
Rate of climb @ S.L. : 4,800 fpm and 1463 m/min
Max range (gasoline equiv) : 750 miles and 1207 km
Max mileage : > 20 mpg and > 8.5 km/litre
Max net payload : 750 lbs and 340 kg
Gross weight : 2,400 lbs and 1088 kg
Nominal Power (continuous) : 720 hp and 537 kW
Boost power avail : 1,155 hp and 861 kW
Disc loading : 140 lb/ft2 and 0.68 kg/m2
Maximum L/D : 12.5 and 12.5

Source : Moller.com and Livescience.com

Flying Car Technology – 2

noreply@blogger.com (Paritripta Nokrek) — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 08:22:00 +0000

Terrafugia Transition Overview :

The Transition is a two-seat road-worthy light aircraft currently under development by Terrafugia, a privately held and funded company began in 2004 by pilots and engineers out of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The company is led by aeronautical whiz kid and Lemelson-MIT Student Prize winner Car1 Dietrich (a name we all may be very, very familiar with in the future), and the Transision’s current completion date is late 2008 with a late 2009 delivery.

Terrafugia Transition Specification :

Type : Personal Air Vehicle (PAV)

Class : MotorcycleLight-Sport Airplane (LSA)

Manufacturer : Terrafugia
Propulsion system : 100 hp Rotax 912 S (four-stroke)

Top Speed : air, 115 mph. road 51 mph

Zero-to-60 : NA

MPG : 30mpg (air as well as road)

Vehicle range : In Air, 400 nautical miles (460 miles); road, 80 miles

Fuel(s) : Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG)

Tailpipe emissions : Yes, but minimal.

Flying Car Technology - 1

noreply@blogger.com (Paritripta Nokrek) — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 10:33:00 +0000

LaBiche Aerospace FSC-1 Overview : The LaBiche Aerospace FSC-1 is designed for fully automated transformation between car and aircraft modes in under 30 seconds by a simple mode command from the cockpit. Flight surfaces are stowed in car mode to prevent tampering. Multiple safety systems and sensors assure complete and automated conversion into aircraft mode. Even weight and balance is computed "on the fly" and displayed on the cockpit information system!

LaBiche Aerospace FSC-1 Specifications : Propulsion system:Chevrolet-LS2 C6 Corvette 2005 crate engine, supercharged, all aluminum block 6.0L V8
Type : Flying Car
Class : Kit car/experimental airplane
Manufacturer : LaBiche Aerospace
Top Speed : 180 mph
Zero-to-60 : 7 seconds
MPG : 15 mpg
Vehicle range : 1350 miles
Fuel(s) : Gasoline
Tailpipe emissions : Yes

Note : This article write base on labicheaerospace.com and Futurecars.com

Technology of Future Cars

noreply@blogger.com (Paritripta Nokrek) — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:29:00 +0000

The latest report issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (the IPCC, recent co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize) stated, “Most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely (higher than 90%) due to the observed increase in anthropogenic (human) greenhouse gas concentrations.”

Therefore at FutureCars.com define a car of the future as a vehicle designed with the environment in mind, powered by a cleaner, more efficient alternative to petroleum-based fuels.

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