Trending · Flying Roadster Part 5: Myth or Fact — "Tesla built a real flying car"
// WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
HALF TRUE: it leaves the ground for seconds, but it can't fly from A to B and has no aircraft approval.
// LESSON NOTES
Did Tesla build a REAL flying car? 🤔 Verdict: HALF TRUE.
✅ THE TRUE HALF: it really leaves the ground — hops, flips, and a 27-foot jump (Tesla says).
❌ THE CATCH: its air tanks run out in seconds. It can't fly you from one town to the next like a plane.
⚠️ THE RULES: it has no approval to fly as an aircraft (that's the FAA in the USA, EASA in Europe, DGCA in India). Even Musk says success is not guaranteed.
Jumps, yes. Flies, not yet!
Read the voiceover (transcript)
- Did Tesla build a real flying car?
- Half true! It really leaves the ground: hops, flips, a twenty-seven foot jump!
- But the air runs out in seconds. It can't fly you from one town to the next.
- No approval to fly like an aircraft. Even Musk says success isn't guaranteed.
- Jumps, yes. Flies, not yet!
- Next: a quiz! How many g? Follow for part six!
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