'Flying saucer' nears US take-off

meekoil · Heavy Crude Joined: Jul 11, 2005 Posts: 120

Perhaps you are unaware that Moller has been working on this for 40 years, and its always just a few years off.

RdSnt

While Dr. Moller's engine is very interesting, if noisy, he's been working on the skycar for over 30 years.
Both the saucer and skycar were built over 15 years ago, and every once in a while some newbie reporter "discovers" them and generates a story.

Nothing to see here folks, move along.
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Shannymara · Master Joined: Oct 04, 2004 Posts: 5103 Location: Oklahoma

sirrom · Last edited by sirrom on Thu Aug 30, 2007 10:56 am; edited 1 time in total

the news story says that it is just a few months away from production not years.

it probably is a scam,but it sure would make a fun toy:)
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Madpaddy · Expert Joined: Jun 25, 2004 Posts: 1983

Shannymara wrote,

emersonbiggins

Hi sirrom, and welcome to teh internet.

You see, there are a breed of seedy people called "scammers" on the internet, and then there are people like Dr. Moller, who are in a league all their own. Notice how adeptly Mr. Moller got this otherwise unsuspecting British dolt to file a 3-minute and 2-page national advertisement for his company, and likely did it without paying a dime. Notice as well that the young dolt was not treated to a live demonstration of any of Moller's movie set props, and instead was forwarded a couple of clips that Moller himself made obviously in the 1980s, considering the grainy quality of the video. Also, notice the crane in the background of both test runs, indicating that neither vehicle is under the driver's control, and instead is merely hovering like a box fan being suspended from your bathroom ceiling, and with about about as much steadiness, I might add.

I was about to merge this thread, sirrom, as Dr. Moller's "inventions" have been the talk of the internet for some time, and threads here do mention his failures from time to time, but this is the first solely intended for his vehicle, so I'm leaving it. I hope this clears things up, sirrom. Smile

Also,

Windmills

I listened to and watched news stories regarding the subject. From what I gathered, it isn't so much that we can't invent a flying car that is stable or seen as practical by the average person, but rather organizing and controlling gigantic, sky-darkening swarms of personal vehicles had no solution for decades. The proposed solution is a computer controlled, GPS-based control system supported by a sky in which there are more satellites than stars. It makes for a wondreful sermon Sunday at the local Church of the TechnoMessiah, but in reality it just represents an interesting technological means by which we can waste away our remaining energy reserves at an even more irrational rate.

I find it amusing how narrow-minded and short-sighted a supposed "Dr." can be. Beyond his tiny area of expertise in making fossil-fuel wasting machines, there's apparently a precipitous drop into the bucket of stupidity.

Battle_Scarred_Galactico · Intermediate Crude Joined: Apr 07, 2005 Posts: 970

I notice there was no live demo at all, if its' only a few 'months' away, why wasn't moller flying it around himself right there ?

I'm not in a position to tell if hes' bullshitting or not as I don't know much about it, but it looks slightly suspicious.
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JRP3 · Heavy Crude Joined: Oct 23, 2006 Posts: 391

The story is that the machines are tethered for insurance purposes in case of a failure, so they don't hit the ground. I don't really have a doubt that they can fly or that the technology can make it work, I just don't think it's viable in a practical sense. Sure looks like fun though.
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Boris555 · Tar Sands Joined: Feb 01, 2006 Posts: 59

I firmly believe that in the future "Moeller" will be a word similar to "Ponzi".

RdSnt

Or Brinklin.

Dukat_Reloaded · Light Sweet Crude Joined: Jul 31, 2005 Posts: 1005

Sky Cars have existed for decades now, they are called Gyrochopers.
MadMax had one in one of his movies.

Someone is making a more mass produced one here.

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/pal+v-gyrocopter-tricycle-still-doesnt-beat-harry-potters-broomstick-246198.php
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