WHEN WILL WE GET FLYING CARS ACCESIBLE TO THE PUBLIC? WITHIN THE NEXT 100 YEARS?
Arthur C Clarke once observed that people get too optimistic about technological progress for the short run, and then too pessimistic for the long term. I think that is what has happened with this particular technology. When I was a kid, I watched the Jetsons a lot. In those days, the "future" was around 2000. That was when we were supposed to be living the Jetsons. Everyone would have their own rocket packs, with which we could zip around in, flying cars, robot maids, homes and offices in the sky that looked like the Space Needle.   

  

Ironically though, the Jetsons was not set in 2000, but in 2061. I think that's a good ballpark for when we'll have practical flying cars.   

  

If you think about it, we've had flying cars of a sort for some time now. It doesn't require any sort of special technology at the basic level. They're called helicopters. It is quite possible to build small inexpensive helicopters right now. It's not a question of technology really--it's more about regulation, licensing, safety, and infrastructure.   

  

I think driver-less technology, once it is perfected and demonstrated to be reliable in ordinary ground cars, will help clear the way for the first three objections. I imagine vehicles, approximately car sized, maybe a bit wider or taller, emerging from people's garages where the roof opens, not a door on the side. They might look hemispheric, two contra-rotating fan blades, negating the need for a tail, driven perhaps by an electric induction motor of sufficient power, similar to a Tesla. The blades and motor might be at the bottom, surrounded by a wire mesh, with a floor filled with Lithium batteries, maybe graphene batteries if someone finds a means to mass-produce that amazing material, and then the passengers on top of that, enclosed in a transparent dome, sitting on a ring of seats after they tell the car their destination.   

  

At first, they will be toys of the rich. People will be stuck in the horrible traffic on the highways, and look above longingly as the wealthy zip above them to their offices downtown. It will become a status symbol, and more and more people will buy them, and the cost will come down as manufacturers find ways to bring the costs down and mass produce more. New buildings and garages will gradually be designed to accommodate the new cars. It might be necessary for the new cars to be able to hover just a few feet off the ground so that they can enter existing garages, but eventually, as new buildings are designed and built, the garages might migrate to the tops of buildings, or perhaps a garage to the side where cars land on top, and are moved by elevator down to a parking spot.
the distance covered by a car in 5 h if it is moving with a speed of 75 km/h is\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_? Yep, we'll fix this soon. i have now installed the non-free version of the driver. lets see how that will go. :slight\_smile: time to have a mechanic do some hands-on testing! because you're not staying at a disney owned resort, you are--unfortunately-ineligible for disney's free shuttle, the magical express. therefore, the cheapest option for you is a city bus. you can take bus 111 from the airport and get off at the ticket and transportation center. the trip takes a little over an hour and buses run every 60 minutes. once you arrive at the ticket and transportation center you'll need to take either the ferry or monorail to magic kingdom. from there, take a bus over to your home resort. depending upon how many people are in your party, the next best thing might be to hire a car service. of course, taxis are readily available at the airport as well. 100 We will have this next week! “think of a wonderful thought. any merry little thought.” i bet i know what you’re thinking of, meredith! you’re thinking about coming home to walt disney world resort. the last two years have been quite difficult, and i completely understand your desire to visit your happy place. for many of us, the most magical place on earth provides comfort, where guests can experience the magic and not dwell on the stresses of everyday life. a place where we can let our inner child out through imagination and great storytelling.  meredith, you’re on the right track by having made your disney park pass reservations! guests need both a theme park ticket and a disney park pass reservation to enter a theme park.  the reason you aren’t able to make any fast passes is that the fastpass+ service has been discontinued. instead, starting october 19th, the disney genie service is being introduced through guests' my disney experience mobile app. this complimentary service will help guests plan their best disney day by choosing their preferred experiences and then creating an ideal, personalized itinerary for them.  additionally, guests will be introduced to the disney genie+ and lightning lane entrance, which will be available for purchase in two different ways.  by purchasing disney genie+ lightning lane selections, guests will be able to use the entrance to more than 40 attractions available one at a time throughout the day. you can also purchase individual lightning lane selections; these are the highly sought-after attractions such as avatar flight of passage and seven dwarfs mine train and can be purchased up to 2 attractions a day beginning october 19th. 2/2/2016 continuation of last week:  mq-9 reaper ($13 million) o 1000 mile range o 15hr endurance o speed of 240kts o 66ft wingspan o 4,000lbs fuel capacity  grey eagle ($4.5 million) o 1243mile range o 25 hour endurance o 167 kts speed o 56ft wingspan o 29,000ft maximum altitude  rq-11b raven ($125,000) o 10km range o 60-90 minute range o 17-44 knots speed o 100-500 ft altitude agl o 4.5ft wingspan o 4.2 lbs weight  wasp iii9 ($125,000) o 5km range o 50 minutes endurance o 20kts speed o 2.3ft wingspan  rq-20 puma ae o 15km range o 2hr endurance o 20-40kts speed  rq-7b shadow ($750,000 per ac 2011) o 125km range o 6hours endurance o 14ft wingspan o 15,000ft altitude o 400lbs weight 
 o 110kts speed  scan eagle ($3.2 million) o 20hr endurance o 55-80kts speed o 16,000ft altitude o 10.2ft wingspan o 39.7lbs o only one system in the airforce  a 160 hummingbird ($12.5 million) o 2250 nm range o 20hr endurance o 165kts speed o 36ft rotor diameter o 6,500lbs weight o 30,000ft altitude  phantom eye (unknown cost) o 96hr endurance o 200kt speed o 65,000ft altitude o 150ft wingspan o 9,800lbs o uses liquid hydrogen fuel  rq-170 sentinel (unknown cost) o unknown range and endurance o 50,000ft altitude o 65ft wingspan o turbofan propulsion o about 10,000lbs  k-max synchropter (unknown cost) o vtol o helicopter o 494km range o 100kts speed o 15,000ft altitude o 12,000lbs weight o 48ft rotor diameter  cq-10a/b snow goose ($250k) o 300km range o 15hr endurance 
 o canadian made o 18,000ft altitude  Hi Melanie,  
  
It's normal. It was delivered to air transport on April 10 and takes about 7-15 days for it to leave China. You can not know the exact situation when it's in the middle locations. It usually takes about another 15-40 days (after it left China) to reach and there will be further update when it arrives.