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   Message 44,288 of 45,986   
   Doc O'Leary to Fred J. McCall   
   Re: Paper published on producing arbitra   
   27 Aug 16 18:53:42   
   
   XPost: sci.space.policy, sci.physics, sci.astro   
   From: droleary@2015usenet1.subsume.com   
      
   For your reference, records indicate that   
   Fred J. McCall  wrote:   
      
   > Have you ever looked at the fuselage of a GA aircraft?  The real   
   > problem with a 'flying car' these days would getting them past the CAR   
   > regulations.  The airplane side is easy.   
      
   Thank you for continuing to support my point.  I still argue that even   
   in a *SF* universe, it is tough to make a case for a flying car.  Even   
   if you hand wave all the tech and regs and costs, very few worlds can   
   be created where it makes sense to drive around in a vehicle that can   
   fly.   
      
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   River Tam, Trash, Firefly   
      
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