June 11, 2019

In Honor of My Dad

He would have been 99 years old today. A great man, in a quiet and unassuming way. A gentleman, that never lost his soft southern accent. He always put his family of five kids first....working long hard hours to put food on the table, then taking us bicycling, fishing, or to nature preserves or parks on Sundays. He taught us to love nature and the great outdoors, animals, gardening, self-discipline, manners, and respect.

The remaining two of us miss him every day. Love you, Dad.

June 10, 2019

It's HERE! Your flying car!

Terrafugia wants to add “vertical take-off and landing” to your daily routine. The aerospace company just released the outer mold line for the TF-X, an awe-inspiring four-seat hybrid car with wings and computer-controlled flight. No runway is needed as twin electric motor pods fold out from each side of the vehicle and a megawatt of power lifts you into the air vertically, while you sit back and finally get to live out your childhood dreams of being on The Jetsons.

The Massachusetts-based company, founded in 2006 by MIT-trained engineers and MBAs, has lofty goals for the TF-X: The vehicle will have a non-stop flight range of 500 miles, fit in a standard single car garage, and recharge its batteries at electric car charging stations. It will be capable of "auto-landing" at approved sites and automatically avoid other air traffic, bad weather, and restricted airspace. Pricing will be similar to that of very high-end luxury cars today. Best of all, learning how to operate the TF-X should take no more than five hours, and flight controls will be similar to steering a regular car.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/auto/terrafugias-tf-x-a-four-seater-hybrid-electric-flying-car/computer-controlled-flight/slideshow/49223382.cms

Described as, "Freakish-Looking Flying Car With Folding Wings In driving mode, the Aska looks something like what might happen if the Batmobile and a Delorean had a baby"