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• cynar@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  We’ve had flying cars since the 70s, they are called helicopters.

  The issue with a flying car for general use, is one of maintenance and safety. If an older car breaks down, it causes a tailback. If a flying car breaks down, it could demolish a school. The higher standards required means higher costs. That means rich people only. The rich use helicopters in exactly that manner.

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  • lagoon8622@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Uhh we’ve had helicopters since the 30s.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicopter

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    • cynar@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      True, but they weren’t really used much as flying cars till later. I might be wrong on exactly when they moved from military to “rich transport to the race track”, however.

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