After years of development, the BlackFly personal aerial vehicle will soon be on sale. Reporter John Blackstone set out to see how someone with no flying experience could manage behind the controls. (10-15-21)
Nope. No flying cars in 2100 either. There are things called "aviation laws" and they will never change to allow flying cars to operate. Period. End of story.
@@Chris.Davies What we achieved in 120 years is astonishing. And technology is growing exponentially. Aviation laws are man made laws and can be changed. The cars will be definitely allowed to fly under 100m of altitude. Period.
@wave mc One issue I have is in order for an object to fly it needs to displace a lot of air which is very noisy. Having flying cars, will make living anywhere, just like living next to an airport.
I don’t see the “Car” part, it’s just a plane or helicopter or drone. For it to be a car, it obviously needs wheels and the ability to drive on the road, which this does not.
@@mindfulmusings199 That would be awesome. I wonder when we will start to see landing pads in parking lots. Seems like we would need those. Well hey, yeah it would be more convenient (probably dangerous) to have local landing pads and then drive right around the corner to the coffee shop. But then they’d have to be cars too. But I’m up for it.
Wouldn't take much to ad an extra motor, geared with lightweight wheels and steerable front. Let's hope it takes off🤔 and the next versions have those upgrades
What exactly do you think a flying car is? A car that flies? It's a personal plane. We need to stop moving the goal post for no reason because it doesn't look like a levitating tesla.
that's not a flying car, it's still an aircraft. just imagine everyone having these and heading down to the mall. you know how many accidents there will be ? we can't even get cars sorted out yet.
I actually believe that's THE single most reason why it just hasn't really happened. People are stupid, this is something you simply CANNOT allow to happen. Ever.
That alone puts this leaps and bounds above all the other flying car videos. It shows this one is just about ready, whereas the others look like they all need another 10 years minimum before someone could do that.
Don't worry, it's only for the mega rich. The people in power will never let the masses of "normal" people have this. They are much too scared people will fly them into government buildings. This will never go mainstream.
Don't worry they'll most likely crash before your house and if they've gotten far enough to learn even how to fly it over your house they probably don't want to die doing it
No doubt. TV AD: Has your grandmother been chopped to bits by a careless hovering driver? Has your cat been run over while in a tree? Then call 777-TOP-CHOP and file your insurance claim today.
Cannot wait for headlines of DUI house vs Car, we can hardly make private planes safe from falling from the sky. Get ready for STEEL roof construction 😹
Unfortunately, if the FAA doesn't let you fly over cities then it's useless as a commuter, which is why most people want a flying car in the first place.
@@aloevera7422 And what happens when there is a fault in the system that causes a power loss. Airplanes can glide and helicopters can autorotate. This thing will fall strait down. Add a ballistic parachute. Even then, it would only be effective at specific altitudes above ground. Maybe add 0-0 ejection seat. Now you are adding extreme costs and weight. The noise would also be totally unacceptable to neighbors.
About 90% of what you have to learn to get a pilot's license doesn't apply to it. The operator isn't really flying it. They're telling it where they want to go, and it goes there.
If it's classed as an ultralight no different then hang glider, Paramotor none of those require a license. It's good idea to get training in any of those because gravity is not forgiving many have died. This will be no different there will be a fatality just matter of time. I do believe the future is something like this where computers fly for you simply ride in them.
Insane how many of these elderly private pilots crash here in Florida. And they just busted some doctor here for falsifying thousands of FAA physicals. These old guys will just not give up there wings when they shouldn't even be operating an automobile.
@@Mike-01234 Let me enlighten you...in all modern civilian or military aircraft the computer flies the aircraft via fly by wire...pilots make navigation/tactical decisions and planning and doublecheck computer database and data input but not hand-fly anymore...
The first working and actual flying car was made in 1947. We've had working flying cars for *74 years* almost continuously (there were a couple of years where there were none around due to gaps between one crashing and others being built). The first true flying car was the Convair Model 118 ConvAirCar completed construction on November 1st, 1947.
but was it produced in numbers that made them available to the general public? and did you have to have a pilots licence to fly it? if the answer to iether question is no, then we did not have flying cars for 74 years.
Looks like the guy made it pretty fool proof. But at a couple hundred thou, there are not going to be lots of these flying around plus .... can't fly it over people etc., we won't have those things farting away overhead any time soon.
@@alexcarter8807 Just a few moments ago ironicly, (that's a smart phone for you) I saw an add for a Swedish company (Aerotek, or something close) that is selling these for 92K.
@Jared You're 100% correct, it is, in it's current state. Where license pilots have to have thousands of hours of flight, where ground crews police the skies.The idea that the general public will be using flying cars to travel in the future is absolute nonsense.
This is not a flying car. Flying cars fly AND drive. Hence the "Car" part of "Flying CAR". This is an ultralight aircraft. As long as the FAA over regulates ultralight aircraft (or, everything really) this will never work.
At speed it isn’t at that angle, the rear wing lifts above the front and you get a normal,flying position. He was flying in “takeoff/landing position” the whole time.
@@Redoption19 they will let it be available, but only those who can afford the inevitable licence that the gov will decide is needed. In other words, only for the rich.
All I said is the government will eventually make it so you need a licence for these aircraft. I never said anything about what training costs to fly it are. So you fucking weirdo, why not talk about something you know about. P.s. I have been flying drones for 6 years and am fully licenced, I am also getting ready to take my pilots licence. How bout you. Try being a little less rude next time, you might get a better response.
@@kamuelalee my point is: in car, you can pull over 🚔 and “go to the drawing board” 😂 In an air time vehicle, there is one way to stop 🛑. On the ground skillfully? or not so much? 😂
@@truthreignsforever9286 That's why they have simulator training to prepare people for the ride. And if it is like a drone, which it seems to be, it may have an automatic return to home feature as well. Still, it seems like an amazing piece of tech.
@@truthreignsforever9286 My company's drones have an "auto home/auto land" feature that autonomously lands the UAV when there's a comms or other issue... really, the concept is "passenger" more than "pilot" dont ya think?
Come the day when I might be able to buy such an amazing craft. Mr. Marcus Lang. You and your talented team have come up, I believe, with the answer to traffic congestion, for now. Hats off to you sir and your team. I am very impressed by your vehicle, the BlackFly, and waiting for when it comes available for sale, as do many viewers. Many blessings for you and yours. Thank you.
@@Ah-fb8pc planes with licensed, trained and experienced pilots tend to stay up, planes controlled by people that can barely drive a car without running somebody over will probably fall out of the sky quite a bit
For now. Give it 10 years. The price it is now doesn't just represent it's manufacturing costs but it's research and development, too. Now that we know it's possible there will be other companies that start developing competitive products and the price will come down. Kind of like battery powered cars. 10 years ago only the super rich could afford it. Now a brand new battery powered car isn't much more expensive than a brand new petrol powered car. Technology is moving so fast it won't be anymore than 2 decades before these kind of machines are mainstream... well, i hope so.
It's an over sized drone that you can fly. Makes perfect sense if it can compete with cars price wise I don't fly in airplanes but I would totally fly this dab on them haters
Sorry, this is still JUST a flying machine. It has absolutely ZERO qualities of a car whatsoever. You really think people are gonna want to drive that BEHEMOTH on the streets. LOL yeah riiiiiiiiiight...
Well current battery we're using are lithium ion, and for electric vehicles they're aren't efficient for long travel. Wait until the next decade or more for Solid State batteries. They'll be game changer.
@@CrAzYxBoBbY I did watch it, he said it was so easy to fly that even someone with less than a day's training could jump in and fly it. If that's the definition of piloting it, you could stuff a rabbit in the cockpit and get it to eventually tap the button.
People probably said the same thing when cars started gaining popularity and look how far we’ve come. Not saying you’re wrong! But imagine someone from 1910 seeing today’s 5 lane highways and traffic lights and 7 way intersections… so complex, yet they work. So perhaps in 50 years we’ll be flying cars around no problem, thinking back to the days where we were wondering if it was even possible
I hope the motors are independently wired to independent electronics to independent batteries and hopefully the motors will hold up if one fails on each side. Safety first. Please make an RC version 😆.
My first reaction: This not a flying "car", it's just a weird looking aircraft. When I think of a flying car, I think of a literal car that is capable of flight. This reminds me of how a few years ago people were calling those wheeled objects "hoverboards", but those aren't hoverboards because they don't hover like the hoverboards seen in "Back To The Future: Part 2." If you're It seems to me more and more that, at least in America, we love to call things by the wrong name.
it is not a flying car it's an aircraft. anyone can fly it until something goes wrong, and something will always go wrong. Signed guy with private pilots license.
Considering the number of accidents involved with only two dimensions that requires a licenses. I can't imagine how many more there would be when a third dimensions is available and no licenses is required.
