There might be a lot more millionaires than before, but it’d still be a much smaller number who could drop $1M on a flying car.
Comment on The World's First Mass-Produced Flying Car Is Here and It Costs $1 Million
tonyn@lemmy.ml 10 months agoA million doesn’t get you what it used to, and you’d be shocked at how many quiet millionaires there are out there.
will_a113@lemm.ee 10 months ago
tonyn@lemmy.ml 10 months ago
It’s cheaper than a private jet and there are LOADS of them buzzing around polluting the skies.
eager_eagle@lemmy.world 10 months ago
it has the range of a cessna skyhawk ($400k-$500 aircraft), not a private jet
TheLemming@lemm.ee 10 months ago
That may be true, but private jets are significantly more practical than this. If you’ve got private jet money, you can just afford to buy a jet and a decent car at your destination.
jqubed@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Way more expensive than most private aircraft, though.
rottingleaf@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I’m still of an opinion that private aircraft is for sports and for farmers and for doctors\firefighters\rescuers in remote areas like rural Siberia. And, of course, for people wiping their ass with money.
It’s unfortunately not the same as having a spaceship in some sci-fi universe. The word “ship” hints why, the legal infrastructure, the expenses and most of all required qualifications make flying a plane more demanding.
I don’t see how making a weird car-like plane changes that.
Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org 10 months ago
OK. Yes, then I want to get this shock :)