Flying car: 30 mpg (US) on the highway, or 23 mpg (US) flying @ 100 knots
OK, so not only is it a flying/driving curiosity, but the efficiency specs also appear to be noteworthy (for an airplane).
I posted a previous article about a pilot who was pleased to get 20.7 mpg (US) in flight: http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...mile-1095.html But this one takes the cake from a "modding" perspective (via ABG): http://www.terrafugia.com/images/pho...eoff-thumb.jpg http://www.terrafugia.com/images/pho...sitionRoad.jpg Quote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqEVpuqcx8A Actual (brief) test flight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abrL9dCp6HU |
Add wings to an Aptera and there you go.
Sounded a lot like my street. |
that is about the kind of mileage that my friends 4 seater Cessna gets, only it can't drive on the street, and it's real.
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Just what we need......"sky rage" instead of road rage. 100 knots = 115 mph....I'd hit it.
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Real as in "a real plane" or real as in "exists physically"?
This one exists - the top vid is just an animation, but the bottom vid was shot 2 weeks ago showing a test flight. |
There's a contest on to get 100 MPG at 100 MPH in a two-seat aircraft. Most contests have been for the best combination of speed, load, and economy, to attract more entries. This champion got 170 MPH and 48 MPG.
http://cafefoundation.org/v2/pdf2/WMEA.pdf |
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