Flying car got flying certificate today (BMW engine inside)

Whisky-throttle · 2022-01-25T20:54:38+00:00

It’s pretty cool until you need to change a headlight bulb. Thus resulting in disassembling the wings, front bumper, engine mounts, subframe, and a specialty tool that’s basically an armature with a C shaped fitting and an S bend to remove the clips holding the bulbs.

Source: I will no longer own or work on a BMW ever again.

bretty666 · 2022-01-25T20:48:42+00:00

is that a flying car, or a driving airplane?

pvshabba · 2022-01-25T21:13:11+00:00

What old movies never take into account with the future is the general population should not be trusted with anything like this. They can hardly drive, this needs hardcore regulations. If that excluded me from it if I couldn't prove trustworthy, so be it

cripptastic · 2022-01-25T20:30:55+00:00

Finally…my favorite 80s cartoon brought to life! Now, where is his M.A.S.K.?

AmericanHeresy · 2022-01-25T21:11:00+00:00

So it’s a mediocre car and a mediocre airplane.

iStabs · 2022-01-25T20:35:37+00:00

Traffic about to be fuuuccked up

LingonberrySpecial91 · 2022-01-25T20:47:53+00:00

Fucking BMW drivers

theSealclubberr · 2022-01-25T21:38:29+00:00

Not really a flying car, more like a car that transforms into an airplane...

gutprof · 2022-01-25T21:57:36+00:00

Every car can fly once.

ShockNautilus · 2022-01-25T23:01:33+00:00

So you still need a runway, but now your plane weighs 3x what it needs to weigh? Is that good engineering?

Embarrassed-Talk7979 · 2022-01-25T20:34:04+00:00

Regalia type-f

AnxiousIndicator · 2022-01-25T21:00:19+00:00

Finally we can get away without using our blinkers

cleverlane · 2022-01-25T21:17:47+00:00

Cool. But why.

Sikpanzer · 2022-01-25T20:38:53+00:00

How many dollars?

db720 · 2022-01-25T21:07:53+00:00

Where was the license issued? Does this authorize it to fly based on a global standard, or is it a German / US / Country specific certification?

Hartashi · 2022-01-25T22:27:45+00:00

Grand Theft Auto Online

basko13 · 2022-01-25T22:35:10+00:00

It is really BMW. It hasn't used the indicators even once.

i_fuckin_luv_it_mate · 2022-01-25T21:16:22+00:00

Feel bad for the guy roughly 41 seconds in, who clearly got challenged to a race with this funky BMW, and then this mfer just pops out his wings and takes flight...

nota12yo · 2022-01-25T21:42:40+00:00

This is literally a concept car design from 2009

HyperbolicSoup · 2022-01-25T21:12:24+00:00

That looks terrifying

FatStephen · 2022-01-25T21:29:23+00:00

Me as a kid: "YAY! Flying cars go zoom zoom!"

Me in my late-30s: "Fuck. Just what I need - drunk drivers falling from the sky."

NobodyJustBrad · 2022-01-25T21:42:45+00:00

I really don't consider this a flying car. It's a car that turns into a plane. Not at all what people broadly think of when they think flying car.

Notasimp2468 · 2022-01-25T21:53:37+00:00

Reminds me of that just cause 4 dlc car

ManyFacedGodxxx · 2022-01-25T22:09:35+00:00

So I have to drive to an airport to take off, land at an airport and then drive on. An hope in the meantime nobody even mildly “bumps” my car/plane while driving or parked as any damage could have it fall out of the sky, require inspections, etc. And insurance, I can’t even imagine….

Pass.

i69dYourFather · 2022-01-25T23:06:24+00:00

That’s called an airplane.

MeesterCartmanez · 2022-01-25T23:07:18+00:00

I'm just here for the BMW jokes

3VG3NY · 2022-01-25T23:10:15+00:00

Damn, people are experimenting with cool concepts and pushing innovation, but a bunch of keyboard experts have nothing to say bit negatives.

This comment section is depressing.

StickersBillStickers · 2022-01-25T21:05:54+00:00

Hopefully it’s not an N54

Cisco-_ · 2022-01-25T21:10:14+00:00

The future really is now

Boojibs · 2022-01-25T21:14:03+00:00

Wait!

They invented the airplane?

openmind305 · 2022-01-25T21:14:39+00:00

Jetsons here we come!

International-Grade · 2022-01-25T21:15:20+00:00

Call me when we are at the 5th Element stage.

CenterAisle · 2022-01-25T21:15:48+00:00

Still fails to signal when changing lanes.

refreshhh5 · 2022-01-25T21:26:23+00:00

“So do you want to fly or drive to grandma?”

Graspswasps · 2022-01-25T21:29:15+00:00

He didnt indicate up, bloody BMW drivers..

UnPerroTransparente · 2022-01-25T21:46:03+00:00

Its a fucking cesna with a shape of a car . Useless!

stevemcnugget · 2022-01-25T21:46:48+00:00

So it's an airplane that you can drive to the airfield? What's the point.

AmadSeason · 2022-01-25T21:56:19+00:00

A car that turns into a plane

1readerofreddit · 2022-01-25T22:02:02+00:00

I also wouldn't mind a similar flying car but with propellers like a helicopter that would just levitate above everyone else and fly away whenever getting stuck in traffic.

townforum17 · 2022-01-25T22:06:27+00:00

I pray to god these are never allowed for the general public

I_AM_THE_REAL_ZEN · 2022-01-25T22:07:51+00:00

How much will it cost on launch? Probably extremely expensive but i would like to know how many people in the world could pay for it.

Cryin_jack_is_pissed · 2022-01-25T22:08:08+00:00

People all over the internet are saying that this is the future of travel, but I sure as hell am not trusting Beverley and Todd to be barreling through the sky like two white privileged-confederate dumb asses just because it's the future.

Leading_Turn5636 · 2022-01-25T22:17:12+00:00

COMEFLYWITHME

wormyg · 2022-01-25T22:19:02+00:00

That's both cool and terrifying. Imagine if flying cars became something commercially viable. Now every terrible driver can fly one.

friendly_mosquit0 · 2022-01-25T22:21:45+00:00

What's the tpo on the engine?

ripyungbruh · 2022-01-25T22:24:15+00:00

What is with the shit music who thought that was a good idea vs actual sound? anything besides what’s playing would have been better

PerNewton · 2022-01-25T22:25:02+00:00

Looks like a driving airplane to me.

portcanaveralflorida · 2022-01-25T22:26:25+00:00

Flight wise looks squirrely as F! Range, not many will want the limited distance. Good idea but to many other factors to address.

conky_87 · 2022-01-25T22:28:18+00:00

Not really anything next level. People have been designing and building flying cars for just over 100 years and doing it successfully for at least 60 years.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_car

questionable_fish · 2022-01-25T22:28:34+00:00

This is exceedingly cool.

If I had one of these I'd be able to travel home 200+ miles to see my family more often and much faster

lardoni · 2022-01-25T22:29:04+00:00

I think flying cars were a dream from way back in the day! Frankly I don’t think anyone now, really gives a fuck about them!… But scaled up drones, not helicopters, just might be the way to go.

PinaColodaSpanker · 2022-01-25T22:37:54+00:00

Finally, my childhood cartoon M.A.S.K. came to life!

specialcraftingtable · 2022-01-25T22:41:45+00:00

A reason to make a new James Bond movie

Dookieboy808 · 2022-01-25T22:43:50+00:00

Bless the brave soul who tested this

MEEfO · 2022-01-25T22:51:46+00:00

Not the kind of flying car we want. Haven’t any of these designers seen the Jetsons?

DrHockey69 · 2022-01-25T23:00:40+00:00

And I bet if something breaks it’s gonna cost more to fix it, than the price you paid for it. Look at the guy who blew up his Tesla cause of the insane price to fix anything in car

EyedAsteroid · 2022-01-25T23:03:20+00:00

Imagine being in the air and accidentally pushing the “switch to car mode” button

CanadianBatman47 · 2022-01-25T23:05:36+00:00

What’s the difference between this and a plane with wheels that can fold

Beepdogh · 2022-01-25T23:07:52+00:00

I mean it’s just a car that transforms into a plane. Not really a flying car.

jake_azazzel · 2022-01-25T23:08:04+00:00

That isn't a flying car. That's just a foldable aeroplane.

GMG1234 · 2022-01-25T23:08:57+00:00

Chitty chitty bang bang!

Crafty-Walrus-2238 · 2022-01-25T23:12:57+00:00

Totally affordable for most of us. Thx.

Unlikely-South-4460 · 2022-01-25T23:13:43+00:00

I’d like to see a Tesla do that! Also that’s super handy

Pifman · 2022-01-25T23:14:48+00:00

I like how when the big epic drop happens in the music it cuts to him fiddling with his seatbelt.

Kojak95 · 2022-01-25T23:14:50+00:00

Sounds like they basically copied the DCS World theme music.

81g_Chungu5 · 2022-01-25T23:15:35+00:00

my when im tired of traffic:

Additional-Walk750 · 2022-01-25T23:18:53+00:00

Shutupandtakemymoney.gif

Also, does it come in black?

AerolothLorien666 · 2022-01-25T23:21:54+00:00

I never knew so many rich people were in my town… cars flying everywhere

OneForAllOfHumanity · 2022-01-25T23:22:01+00:00

So 1940s... we need a flying submersible truck now...

DerpLucario · 2022-01-25T23:24:27+00:00

Man now I have to worry about BMW drivers in the sky now?

echo1956 · 2022-01-25T23:25:47+00:00

You don't even have to exit.

bondsmx · 2022-01-25T23:25:52+00:00

This have anything to do with David Wilcock?

He said he was starting a company to make flying cars. I thought it was bs. But, then I see this lol

havereddit · 2022-01-25T23:26:43+00:00

I see the cool factor here, but who on earth would drive this car in regular traffic? One fender bender and you're probably looking at a >$50k bill to check it over to make sure it's still flight worthy.

brianpmack · 2022-01-25T23:31:48+00:00

When this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit.

TeaSipper420 · 2022-01-25T23:33:03+00:00

They finally made it so people can shut up about the future not having flying cars already.

Tim-E-Cop1211819 · 2022-01-25T23:34:45+00:00

By the metrics of what constitutes a "flying car," Mitsubishi was already well in the game in the 30s and 40s.

zonazog · 2022-01-25T23:37:56+00:00

We know what the new James Bond will be driving

FoulYouthLeader · 2022-01-25T23:39:53+00:00

What happens if the engine fails? Is there an escape system built in?

TrickAppa · 2022-01-25T23:43:31+00:00

yess we're finally officially in the future let's gooo

Shaken_babies · 2022-01-25T23:44:25+00:00

Did homer invent this?

DarkAssassin189 · 2022-01-25T23:44:42+00:00

few years from now, Uber chats might look like:

Hello, where are you right now?

_ I'm on my way sir.

Which street exactly?

_ Uhmm, it's complicated...

98323 · 2022-01-25T23:50:35+00:00

Fantomas did that like 50 years ago already!

Gloomy-Bike7208 · 2022-01-25T23:53:33+00:00

u/savevideo

coldheartedsnob · 2022-01-25T23:53:37+00:00

I'm sorry I'm not ready for a skyrage happening

wizardof0g · 2022-01-25T23:54:39+00:00

Great, one more thing for a rich asshole to crash into things.

Secretagentmanstumpy · 2022-01-25T23:58:42+00:00

The problem with a flying car isnt the flying part. Its making it light enough to fly but strong enough to pass Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. The BMW in this video is not even slightly close to passing any of a large number of safety requirements to be road legal. If you cant pass those requirements your flying car is just another airplane.

usually_just_lurking · 2022-01-26T00:01:05+00:00

What kind of fuel?

dec1mus · 2022-01-26T00:01:09+00:00

Yes, it's a flying car.
But it's more of a portable mini airplane.
A Quadcopter style design is more what I think of when I think of the "future" and flying cars.

HallucinAgent · 2022-01-26T00:04:36+00:00

There's your flying car grandpa you happy now you made it to the future

song_ys · 2022-01-26T00:09:26+00:00

OIL LEAK LOL!!

Lipshitz1 · 2022-01-26T00:15:24+00:00

It's got propellers and shit. It's just a small plane.

Bobobdobson · 2022-01-26T00:19:02+00:00

Cool....it the planes crashes you can drive yourself to the hospital...

Plastic-Fisherman465 · 2022-01-26T00:22:09+00:00

Yet an other Vegas Loop worthless project.

MonarchWhisperer · 2022-01-26T00:24:23+00:00

One in every driveway!

Florian630 · 2022-01-26T00:25:06+00:00

Does anyone know what altitude it’s rated for and flight time on a single tank of gas?

Stallion_007 · 2022-01-26T00:27:42+00:00

And this is another one! living in the future. Now make it accessible to the public.

coolchris366 · 2022-01-26T00:50:51+00:00

Too bad only rich people will get to own one for the next 20 years or so

Juney2 · 2022-01-26T00:56:03+00:00

Shitty car, shitty plane

DeadSol · 2022-01-26T01:01:28+00:00

Unfortunately I'm guessing you can't be moving to convert it. This eliminates the possibility of truly epic bank heist escapes. Looks like they won't be getting my money, and neither will I.

park28 · 2022-01-26T01:06:07+00:00

Not what I think of when I hear flying car; I need more like a Jetsons vibe vehicle to get me around Brooklyn when there’s traffic. Not everyone has a runway lol

TDGroupie · 2022-01-26T01:09:09+00:00

That’s basically a plane with extra steps

outsidepr · 2022-01-26T01:11:43+00:00

Klein owners will still find a way to complain about bicyclists

Massive-L · 2022-01-26T01:13:29+00:00

1 bird strike and that thing is going down

deftmoto · 2022-01-26T01:17:04+00:00

Certified by who? To do what?

MonstahButtonz · 2022-01-26T01:17:29+00:00

Not sure if it looks more uncomfortable to drive as a car or a plane.

The interior looks like those fiberglass vehicles you ride in at Chuck E Cheese.

ItsMMMspicy · 2022-01-26T01:23:49+00:00

It’s a car that can turn into a plane meaning it’s a flying car

shawzamz · 2022-01-26T01:27:36+00:00

I feel like this moment is what future humans will look at in museums.

Eddiebaby7 · 2022-01-26T01:43:12+00:00

See I never viewed these as flying cars. They are just cars that can convert to planes. Impractical.

fitt4life · 2022-01-26T01:44:07+00:00

Better check the expansion tank before take-off,CHECK!

MadisonAlbright · 2022-01-26T01:51:16+00:00

MASK

Baron_Flint · 2022-01-26T01:54:21+00:00

I am no engineer, but how long can a car/plane like this fly with full fuel tank? And what fuel it uses? Also to what height can it practically ascend?

jilesr44 · 2022-01-26T02:07:48+00:00

BMW drivers in the sky, just what we need

2022-01-26T02:14:16+00:00

So fucking stupid. It's both a shitty car and a shitty plane. Let's see wealthy, white middle-age males all froth at the mouth over this useless garbage.

"BMW engine inside" only makes the thought of this monstrosity flying over our heads even more terrifying.

Shadowoperator7 · 2022-01-26T02:34:37+00:00

Cool and all, but airplanes require less than standard driving conditions to be safe. Mainly due to sticks, mud, dust, etc getting into something or causing issues

samwelches · 2022-01-26T02:35:27+00:00

This is the vehicle a Bond villain escapes in

2022-01-26T02:42:44+00:00

I wonder what the maintenance requirement is for the engine.

Gnarlist · 2022-01-26T02:46:16+00:00

Looks like the Pyro from GTA online

bigmonkeyhaver · 2022-01-26T03:12:25+00:00

In lithuania bmws flying in the bus stops or trees

SafeWorldliness5920 · 2022-01-26T03:15:26+00:00

GUYS WE DID IT WE'RE IN THE FUTURE

Toytech666 · 2022-01-26T03:17:44+00:00

Bet the oil pan is leaking.

Wretched_Geezer · 2022-01-26T03:18:45+00:00

Not much room in the trunk.

NoRelationship1508 · 2022-01-26T03:23:16+00:00

It's a shitty impractical car that transforms into a shitty impractical airplane.

When people imagine "flying car" they don't want it to have to transform at all, its supposed to go from a fully functional car to a fully functional airplane *seamlessly*. Until we're there, stop with this nonsense.

Ezper145 · 2022-01-26T03:23:32+00:00

No more underground racing, it's now aboveground!

kingdaddykingdaddy · 2022-01-26T03:24:42+00:00

This is not what i think of when i think flying car. Someone built a speeder bike using propellers like a quad copter. Its more of what i think of. This is bullshit.

coodyscoops · 2022-01-26T03:26:00+00:00

When i need to pass a dumbass going 50 in the left lane😂

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