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   "Jim Wilkins"  wrote in message   
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   > "News"  wrote in message   
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   >> ...> Again..."The air car is a reality. It works." It is not a computer   
   >> generated design.   
   >>   
   >> Jet cars are reality, the first was in 1950, and one raced, but you can't   
   >> buy one of those either.   
   >   
   > I've helped build some pretty exotic lab prototype vehicles that need a   
   > full-time mechanic to keep them running, the same as race cars and fighter   
   > planes.   
   >   
   > They were "real" and functioned as intended but were nowhere near   
   > practical or ready to sell to the public, which is the true goal that   
   > developmental prototypes should lead to. Otherwise they are just engineers   
   > playing at their hobby and trying to sucker you into paying for it, the   
   > way the entertainment industry does.   
      
   Jet turbines in cars were ready for production if need be.  One raced the   
   LeMans 24 hrs. They did not need a mechanic standing next it to make it go.   
   They just were not fuel efficient enough and the engine characteristics did   
   not lend it to road car usage.   
      
   But they worked reliably well.   
      
   > Even GM can build a failure, as with the Wankel engine.   
      
   GMs may have been a failure but the Wankel overall is not. Many milliosn   
   have been made - it is still made today and used in a variety of roles.   
   Audi are considering it as a hybrid range extender only turning a genny.   
   Very small and efficient when running at it "sweet spot".   
      
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