Comment It's a ROADBALE AIRCRAFT (Score 0) 362
The founder of the company spoke at my RC aircraft club. This is a roadable aircraft, not a flying car. The reasoning behind it is that private flight sometimes leaves you with bad choices such as "I'm flying towards a storm that could cause me to crash and die. Do I 1) turn around and fly to the nearest airport and wait it out, possibly for a day or more 2) fly through it and see if I survive"
This gives you a different choice. You can 3) Land at the nearest airport and drive through the storm.
In addition, because you can drive it home and park it in a garage, you can avoid expensive hanger fees. And it can run on cheaper regular gas instead of the special stuff you have to buy at airports.
It won't be rated for federal crash safety and will have a sticker in the window stating as much.
This gives you a different choice. You can 3) Land at the nearest airport and drive through the storm.
In addition, because you can drive it home and park it in a garage, you can avoid expensive hanger fees. And it can run on cheaper regular gas instead of the special stuff you have to buy at airports.
It won't be rated for federal crash safety and will have a sticker in the window stating as much.
