Hiya! Great to see you. How’s it going? How did you get here today…walk, drive or fly? Fill that empty mug you’re holding and let your nose enjoy the gentle aromatic wafts from the tray of treats next to the coffee. Go on…you know you want one…!
A flying car retailing for £150,000 ($242,000) could be soaring over British traffic as early as next year (as reported by Sky News).
The manufacturer of the two-seat plane that transforms into a car at the touch of a button says prospective travellers have been paying £6,200 deposits to be the first in line to buy one.
More than 20 Britons have reportedly expressed interest in the new transport phenomenon - despite its release date not set down until late 2012.
The Terrafugia Transition craft can fly 500 miles (800km) on a single tank of fuel and can lift off from almost any long straight road.
Once in the air it has a top speed of 115mph (185km/h); while on the ground, its wings fold up in 15 seconds and it can reach up to 62mph (100km/h).
"It's like a little Transformer," Carl Dietrich, the founder and chief executive of Terrafugia, said.
The vehicle gained preliminary approval from US flight regulators in June - more than a year since it took to skies for its first successful flight.
After the debut flight in March last year, Mr Dietrich said it was a historic milestone for the aviation industry.
"This breakthrough changes the world of personal mobility," he said.
"Travel now becomes a hassle-free integrated land-air experience. It's what aviation enthusiasts have been striving for since 1918." Trouble is, as I see it, if you’re stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic, unless you have vertical take-off, you’re stuck! Now, if there’s no traffic going the other way, maybe you could turn around and take off in the opposite direction…allowing for the wind, of course.
The new craft is only going to be available to those with a light aircraft licence. Ah, darn, eh. I don’t have one of those. Never mind. I’m holding out for my executive jet.
See ya!
Bob
PS: Doug from Bangkok sent me a long editorial on the election results and, while the new PM-Elect (but not yet ratified by the powers who decide these things) swears that her brother and former PM had nothing to so with the election or selections for her proposed new cabinet, strangely enough, her brother, now residing in Dubai, has received a continuous stream of visits from politicians, ex-army and ex-police al seeking cabinet posts. Why, if he has nothing to do with it, are they all flying to see him instead of his sister? Makes you wonder, doesn’t it? Not really if you are here and understand the way Thai politics work, eh Doug?
Comment from Wayne in Quebec:
Well then all they have to do when the Ladyboys are identifying themselves is take out their boy thing and the situation should be self illuminating.
Bob’s reply:
Except for those who have already had the sex change op… Might cause a bit of a stir at the polling stations, though!
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