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Australia’s first flying car now ‘on sale’ (www.carexpert.com.au)

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[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

“They could buy five X2s for the price it would take to [replace the engine] in their regular helicopter.”

Australian farmers aren't buying million dollar helicopters to herd cattle. I don't know what the author is smoking.

[–] Kanzar@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Some of the ranches are big enough they do have helicopters. It's not impossible.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I know they have helicopters, I've been in a couple. They're pretty janky and cheap. Maybe there's farmers with million-dollar helicopters, but I haven't heard of one.

Edit: they're shitboxes like this: https://www.pbs.org/video/helicopter-cowboys-wrangle-cattle-australia-tahs67/