Star Wars Landspeeders Are Here

smitty777 writes "All you Jedis can stop building fake landspeeders in your driveway now — the real deal is finally here. Wired is reporting on an Israeli company that has been testing one for use as an ambulance called the AirMule. Watch out, Womp Rats."

Landspeeder FAIL

[Anonymous Coward]

This is lame, it looks and functions nothing like a land speeder and I'm struggling to figure out why not just use a helicopter?

Enough with the "Fake" Flying Cars Already

[CohibaVancouver]

I think everyone is getting tired of these 'flying car' stories, be they on /., Wired, PopSci or wherever.

Just so the editors understand what we're talking about here:

A Flying Car uses some kind of anti-gravity device. It can float. Don't show me a hovercraft, helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft. For greater clarity, see:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qcMjG1KL2Q [youtube.com]

...and while we're at it, a 'Jetpack' should be good for at least several hour's flight. A 30-second hop is not a 'jet pack.' For greater clarity, see:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMQwT9z0Jyc [youtube.com]