Jetstream: Car That Flies; Literally

Jetstream: Car That Flies; Literally

....Except it doesn't fly, its a fan-propelled car (similar to the early fan propelled vehicles). They didn't work very well and were very noisy, they also had the misfortune of no blade housing to protect the public from the blades or to prevent injury when the vehicle lost a blade (which they commonly did apparently). This at least looks like they may have fixed the blade issue, but still is about as practical and roadworthy as a water electrolysis fueled car.

Like this one?

I was thinking of the early French convertible single-seater with the propeller in the rear. It had no guard for the blade at!

Jack, I agree with you.This is a noisy inefficient way to travel.

Emphasise the noise, as I see the journalist writer did.

You woud require grade 5 earmuffs, a crash helmet, and nerves of steel.

Kind Regards....

Ever been around an air boat? Talk about Noisy! There's a reason you always see the operators wearing full noise cancelling earmuffs. The car in question ought to be great fun to follow in snow, down gravel roads, downtown traffic.....

Here in Florida, you can get essentially the same thing, minus the fancy fiberglas body shell, for half that money. Only they aren't road worthy, as they are airBOATS. Come to think of it, they don't say this thing is at all street legal, do they? The propeller tips are supersonic - talk about LOUD! Any guesses as to why it's a 'one-off'?