 June 22, 2011 - 7:49pm | No video of it flying yet, but check out the concept. http://www.gizmag.com/d-dalus-uav-design/18972/ The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of
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 June 23, 2011 - 5:13am |  D-Dalus; interesting, the description makes it sound like the 'saucer-movment'... could only find the one article, video would have been nice... looks like this one will go military and not be seen on the market (or even in garage kits) for awhile...Oh humans!!  We discover a galactic community filled with multiple species of aliens, and the first thing we think about is "how can we have sex with them?".~ anymoose, somewhere on the net... so... if you square a square it becomes a cube... if you square a cube does it become an octoid? |
June 23, 2011 - 6:47am | I would have liked to see video too. Still, the concept fits very well in the SF universe and is the first discription of a propulsion system that could theoretically fit in a car sized vehicle and enable flight without wings. Although I imagine that an aircar would have a lifting body design for improved forward moving efficiency. The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of
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June 23, 2011 - 7:50am | I like how the basic design seems to allow any body style to be supported on the frame, yes! definitely the closest thing to a real 'aircar' possibility... Oh humans!! We discover a galactic community filled with multiple species of aliens, and the first thing we think about is "how can we have sex with them?".~ anymoose, somewhere on the net... so... if you square a square it becomes a cube... if you square a cube does it become an octoid? |
 June 23, 2011 - 6:16pm | The D-Dalaus is scalable and looks like a backpack. I think they could make a personal version of this. I wonder if they've considered it, or if it's possible. It would be a viable jetpack design if they could. View my profile for a list of articles I have written, am writing, will write. "It's yo' mama!" —Wicket W. Warrick, Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi "That guy's wise." —Logray, Star Wars Ep.VI: Return of the Jedi Do You Wanna Date My Avatar? - Felicia Day (The Guild) |
 July 8, 2011 - 2:10pm | and enable flight without wings. Possibly, but you'd really want some wings when the engines fail... |
July 8, 2011 - 7:09pm | That's what parawings are for. ;) The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of
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July 9, 2011 - 2:41am | ...which work pretty well as long as the spiraling out of control aircar isn't above you. You know...bail out upside down, pop the wings, and voila: the aircar plummets down on top of you and your parawing  |
