Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Cars that can Swim and Fly!

Do you think you've seen it all? May be you have! But, you haven't come accross Cars that run on water and travel inside the water and even fly in the Air!! Don't dream about these cool things anymore, cos they're a reality now.

This awesome car, Rinspeed sQuba is so lovely to have a look at, luxurious to sit in and ofcourse cool and comfortable to travel. Now, with the same and better comforts, travel inside water in the sQuba car!

Rinspeed sQuba is the first diving car with zero emissions and zero pollution in the seven seas of the world!

Rinspeed sQuba (on road)

With the “sQuba,” the world’s first original submersible car, the movie fake now becomes reality for visitors of the Geneva Motor Show (March 6th - 16th, 2008 Rinspeed boss Frank M. Rinderknecht (52) is known for his extraordinary automotive creations. The acknowledged James Bond enthusiast and Swiss automobile visionary kept revisiting this scene in his mind over and over: “For three decades I have tried to imagine how it might be possible to build a car that can fly under water. Now we have made this dream come true.”

And it is this stabile flight at a depth of 10 meters which sets the “sQuba” apart from vehicles like the military vehicles!

Rinspeed sQuba (in water)

Exactly, thirty years after the movie thriller ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’ hit the silver screen “sQuba” is the first car that can actually ‘fly’ or mmmm swim under water. You will surely gonna watch this instead of the "Baywatch" beauties!

Power is supplied by rechargeable Lithium-Ion batteries.

Rinderknecht: “The ‘sQuba’ is a zero-emission car as documented by the rotating license plate in the rear. It produces no exhaust emissions. The Swiss are among the world’s pioneers in the area of hydropower. The ‘sQuba’s’ filling station is the water reservoir.” It is no surprise that the vehicle features powerful yet energy-saving LED lighting technology

3-D foil elements with embossed fish and sharkskin patterns from Wetzel Processing Group and Hornschuch add visual pizzazz and streamline the exterior.

Together with styling elements from Foliatec they create a harmonious velvety matt-white appearance.

German alloy wheel manufacturer AEZ, including it’s brands Dotz, Dezent and Enzo leader in the European alloy wheel after market since many years, developed a really special wheel for the Rinspeed sQuba. All in all, a good ride for you in your favorite vehicle, under water is guaranteed! A Dream Unveiled!

Download more of Rinspeed sQuba's pictures here! See Rinspeed's other Concept Cars and many more! Similar to the ideas of Rinspeed sQuba, you can also find other cars like The AmphiGator which are interesting too!

Check out a video exclusively for Rinspeed sQuba and have a great time lasting for a life time:



Now that you're fully wet, go up in the air for a hot air experience! Just get into the Milner AirCar!!

People have dreamed about flying cars for a long time and tried too. The idea of a car that has wings has intrigued many, and there have been multiple attempts to create such a vehicle. The fact that such a vehicle has yet to be produced is an indication of the difficulty of the project.

Here's the catch: By the time features are added to a car to allow it to fly, or features are added to an airplane that allow it to legally drive on public highways, the vehicle will have lost its efficiency and will neither be a good car nor a good airplane.

Milner AirCar
in their factory lawn (When used as a Car)



See the making of Milner AirCar:



What you can expect from Milner AirCar:

- provides one-vehicle transportation from door to door
- uses existing roads and/or airports, no additional infrastructure required
- needs no public subsidy
- provides private convenient ready-to-go transportation,
- uses your garage and needs no hangar rental fees
- avoids hazardous weather by landing, driving through it, then taking off again
- is less-expensive than any other form of air transportation

In ground mode, the Milner AirCar will operate as an automobile and be about the same size as the Toyota Corolla or Honda Civic. A separate 40hp engine and transmission will power the wheels on the ground. The AirCar has modern instrumentation with two flat panel displays that display the appropriate information for air mode and for ground mode!

The vehicle will cost approximately $450,000. The initial prototype is being built as an experimental aircraft, with the eventual goal of getting the aircraft certified for commercial production.

The airplane will be eventually be pressurized, have normal deicing equipment and operate up to 25,000 feet.

Milner AirCar (when the wings are opening up)


Milner AirCar (when the wings are opening up!)

This allows the pilot to get above a majority of the weather without getting into the more hostile airspace above 25,000 feet (of lower temperatures, lower atmospheric pressure, decreased airspeed flexibility, increased risk of loss of pressurization, and the need for increased pilot training).

Do visit the The AirCar Design center for more information on the ongoing desing and technical specifications.


Milner AirCar, ready to take off!

(All pictures taken from the factory area) Get more pictures as a slideshow here! For more about the company and its awesome innovation, see MilnerMotors!

We already have gadgets that can make a single person fly, see my article "FLY alone and be happy!"

Also, watch out if someone around you makes a bike or bicycle that can run inside water or fly! Let me know too... O_O

By the way, I recently found someone making similar flying cars that I cannot miss out to let you people know! Visit Moller and Volante Aircraft, both are flying cars in the make-out! Check 'em OUT! Have fun...

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