Check this. Reminds me of the last thread about things we did when we were little, but this one has a crazy amount of engineering thrown at it.

Steve.

Why do the words "Darwin Awards" spring to mind???

that really is derrainged.
I wonder if he has thought it through as to were all that burning hot gas will be venting, or how hot those arm rests are going to get?

I would trust the SoloTrek XFV more I think...

That reminds me of the Moller Skycar.

Looks like they recently added some videos.

The thing that scares the hell out of me when it comes to the idea of flying cars is that when I look around me on the roads, 90% of the people cannot handle traffic in 2 dimensions. I can't imagine what it would be like if they could fly. *shudder*

Luckily, for a while at least, the vast majority of people (myslef included) would NOT be able to afford to buy a personal craft.

I wonder if he has thought it through as to were all that burning hot gas will be venting, or how hot those arm rests are going to get?

Yes.

This is not a jet engine or a rocket engine; it is a turbofan.

That means a small turbine is providing the motive force to turn a large fan, which in turn propels ambient (i.e., cool) air through the propulsion ducts ("armrests"). I didn't study the design closely enough to determine where he is routing the exhaust from the gas turbine, but if it goes through the propulsion ducts, it will be diluted enough by the large volume of air provided by the fan that excessively high temperatures will not be a problem.

While the whole project seems to my (admittedly untrained) eye to be of no great usefulness, I would not characterize it as being crackpot. There is obviously a great deal of quite competent engineering and construction here. Even if (as is likely) it never leaves the ground or is even completed, it is quite a showcase of skill, perseverance, and dedication.

tanstaafl.

I just hope they use it for good, not evil.

Yeah, most definately is a testament of hard work and good engineering. I just got done reading about PCA's pod, so I'm all sad about good engineering going to waste.

Makes me scratch my chin and wonder if any of my crackpot engineering ideas will ever come to light. No pun.