Flying Cars have gotten a bad rap for as long as people have been trying to build them. I want to take a minute today to thank all the people who have gone before me and created this opportunity. The popular flying car design is one of vertical takeoff and landing. The commuter's dream of being able to rise straight up out of traffic and then speed through the air to their desired destination. This flight characteristic will not be available on any flying car for a long time to come, if ever. The defect in that design is what is called "Miracle upon Miracle Technologies" which rely on some miraculous technological breakthrough that can create another miraculous technological breakthrough to make your buggy fly. And hovering cars with VTOL capabilities are just that, a miracle upon a miracle. That's why we don't have any of them yet. Hover technologies are also incredibly unstable. Just take a look at a Harrier Jet. They crash more than any other type of jet and only succeed because most of the time they fly in conventional jet mode. The real breakthrough is in succeeding within the current order. A systems thinking type of approach that uses known and proven flight technologies, like wings, flaps, and rudders, but allows for a simple, elegant and beautiful design that brings the flying car technology forward. Thus is the thesis of the Ikeler4000. A clever wing retraction mechanism combined with compact control surfaces that all stylishly fit into a six foot wide by eighteen foot long package.
It also drives like a regular car and flies like a regular airplane. No miracles, just sound and proven aviation technology. That's why it will bring forth the age of flying cars we have all been dreaming of. Thank you though to the many who have tried before me but left the door open for a real breakthrough in this technology.
Dr. Doug Ikeler http://www.ikeleraerospace.blogspot.com/
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