Sean Kelly
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Registered: Jan 2003
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Location: Silicon Valley
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Jetpod vision a lift for commuters
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Commuters of the future won't be trapped in trains or cars but flying across the countryside in airborne taxis.
[...] London-based Avcen have unveiled plans to develop jetpods -- small twin-jet aircraft capable of taking off and landing over much shorter distances than conventional light aircraft.
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Requiring just 125 meters to take off and 300 meters to land, Avcen hopes busy city centers will embrace the jetpod, building elevated runways above harbors, roads and railway tracks to handle arrivals and departures from "park-and-fly" terminals located in the suburbs.
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A quaint idea and what sounds like very real and excellent aircraft technology, but I just don't see it being a reality for commuters in this age of pursuit for more fuel efficient, economical and evironmentally responsible modes of transportation. Mass producing jet turbine engines is not a good way to conserve fuel over the equivalent number of street-driven vehicles covering the same distance.
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11-22-2004 09:59 PM
