UAV Has No Exposed Rotors Like The Piasecki Airgeep

[420choky]

weird 

[CaptainCocaine]

Manned UAVs are the way of the future.  Along with waterproof sponges, sugar-free glucose tablets, and solar-powered flashlights.

[ufoengines]

This might be really useful at a quake site.

[Conservativepacheat]

50's tec

[StuntmanJake]

I want to build one of these things sooooo bad!

[briquetaverne]

Looks like a pair of flying hot tubs

[grasuh]

Notice how slow it moves even with that much nose down. This is the issue with such crafts... compare this to a helicopter.

[Bloodgod40]

That's not a UAV, there's a man on it!

[ec100]

Would a gyroscope keep this things stable in flight, would a microcontroller hooked up to tiltmeters work better, or both?

[giantcandy]

the flying car that is coming out is somewhat like this..it at least takes off like this..then switches to jet mode once high enough. 4 years and we will start to see the flying car...finally! cant' wait!

[theunknownknows]

That's what they said 4 years ago. The FAA won't let Moller go to the next phase of testing (untethered). If he dares go there, the fines are insane. He may even be arrested. Sad.

[JBofBrisbane]

@theunknownknows - He's been saying that for the last 30 years that I can remember. Truth is, Moller is a complete shonk and isn't about to start producing anytime soon. Even if I was wrong, you wouldn't catch me going up in one of his vehicles.