FenrirIII@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours agoFlying cars crash into each other at Chinese air showwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1144arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1141arrow-down1external-linkFlying cars crash into each other at Chinese air showwww.bbc.comFenrirIII@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours agomessage-square34fedilinkfile-text
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minus-squaremelfie@lemy.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·5 hours ago“Flying car” is a bullshit term. They are aircraft and must be treated as such.
minus-squareFauxLiving@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 hours ago“Jet” is a bullshit term. They are aircraft and must be treated as such.
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 hours agoJet is a form of propulsion shortened to describe an aircraft. Jet aircraft, prop aircraft, etc. It is not a “bullshit” term. Yes, these “cars” are aircraft.
minus-squareFauxLiving@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·25 minutes agoA horseless carriage is a horseless carriage regardless of it being on the ground or in the sky.
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 minutes agoReally. When you replace the “horseless” with a horse, you call it a carriage. The name changed with the propulsion method.
“Flying car” is a bullshit term. They are aircraft and must be treated as such.
“Jet” is a bullshit term. They are aircraft and must be treated as such.
Jet is a form of propulsion shortened to describe an aircraft. Jet aircraft, prop aircraft, etc. It is not a “bullshit” term.
Yes, these “cars” are aircraft.
A horseless carriage is a horseless carriage regardless of it being on the ground or in the sky.
Really. When you replace the “horseless” with a horse, you call it a carriage. The name changed with the propulsion method.