About 3800 pounds. (from Hargety interview)

IshKebab · 2026-10-16T20:46:00

I would put good money on the flying demo one being a custom lightweight version.

testing22321 · 2026-10-16T23:39:35

I’ll take that bet.

jacquesm · 2026-10-16T23:04:45

There is absolutely no way that you'd keep a vehicle that heavy suspended for more than a fraction of a second with the size airtanks shown.

testing22321 · 2026-10-16T23:39:21

Sounds like you know more about RCS than SpaceX.

The one that flies has two COPVs- watch the top gear video

jacquesm · 2026-10-17T00:36:29

No, I can do basic math and gravity is a constant.

testing22321 · 2026-10-17T01:50:56

Again, you’re saying you understand RCS and gravity better than literal rocket scientists.

electriclove · 2026-10-17T02:32:04

but doesn't his karma farming count for something?

jacquesm · 2026-10-17T02:23:38

Where did I say that? All I am saying is that this vehicle is a gimmick, it will never work in practice. Wake me up when it does.

testing22321 · 2026-10-17T02:55:51

We already have videos from many credible people that it does.

The negativity and nay saying on HN is next level.

Do you say the same thing every time McLaren/ferrari/bugatti/porsche announce the new hotness?

jacquesm · 2026-10-17T04:15:20

No, they usually deliver what they promise and they don't do demos that are rigged.

ryan_n · 2026-10-17T13:56:05

People are allowed to criticize things, and many of them are valid criticisms. Personally I'm a lot more interested in what SpaceX is doing in...space. I don't really care at all about this whole flying car thing because who does this really benefit? Pretty much nobody if you think about it.

testing22321 · 2026-10-17T17:07:19

This is nothing new.

Who does the Bugatti veyron benefit? Or a super yacht? Or 3000 other things.

ryan_n · 2026-10-17T19:27:21

Right, I don't care about those things either...

testing22321 · 2026-10-19T03:13:24

If you don’t care, why are you commenting on a thread about the exact thing you’re saying you don’t care about?

ryan_n · 2026-10-19T23:02:21

This is a discussion board where people discuss things.