# Rutan's flying car

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 30, 2011, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rutans-flying-car/590804 "2011-07-30T02:36:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rutans-flying-car/590804/1 "2011-07-30T02:36:26Z")

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[Article](http://www.aopa.org/oshkosh/2011/news/110727has-rutan-solved-flying-car-conundrum.html?WT.mc_id=110729epilot&WT.mc_sect=tts)

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> Rutan said that the BiPod should be able to take off and land within 400 feet, cruise as fast as 197 mph at 12,000 feet, and fly as far as 760 miles at an economy power setting. So far, ground effect flights have been conducted, with takeoff power provided by both the propellers and the wheel motors. But Rutan said he doesn’t know if the project will move on to a more extensive flight testing phase.
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> “I’m not in the business. I don’t have it in me to do another kit,” he said.

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**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rutans-flying-car/590804/2 "2011-07-30T03:42:14Z")

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I wondered where the wings were stored. The current emphasis is to be able to deploy them quickly and not like the Taylor Aerocars. Rutan is certainly posting some fantastic numbers related to his design. If it does what he says it will, wow.