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M$1 December 30, 2008 08:23 PM

Anyone know how the car in this video flies?

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December 30, 2008 08:28 PM
Car? Did you forget something? :-) Or maybe it's just flying so fast I can't see it...

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December 30, 2008 09:01 PM
Ah. I see it now. I think it's a mix of fog hiding a hydraulic jack, followed by being attached to a lift straps when they show the underside of the car.

It's kind of ominous that the soundtrack has a lot of laughter, and not too many "ohs and ahs".

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December 30, 2008 08:36 PM
The car flies because it's actually a four kilogram balloon filled with helium and guided by three fans attached to the car.

It's a VXR.

VXR is the branding for the high-performance trim specification, for models in many of Vauxhall's car range in the United Kingdom. It replaces the GSi branding which was previously used on top-end high-performance models.

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December 30, 2008 08:55 PM
It's a balloon guided by fans. It only weighs ten pounds, it's filled with helium, and it's guided by attached fans.

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December 30, 2008 08:39 PM
Because it is a used car bought at www.AuctionDirectUSA.com

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December 30, 2008 08:40 PM
lol...we haven't moved into flying vehicles just yet:)

Keep you posted...

Eric

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December 30, 2008 08:44 PM
I can't open the file; but I see it's an Opel. The only flying Opel I know of is the one for the release event in London ( 2006 British International Motor Show ). It was a red Corsa, and was suspended from a helicopter. Apparently it was harder than it sounds to make it look realistic, and be safe as well. The company that did the rigging is still bragging about it.
Opel Corsa OPC / Vauxhall Corsa VXR are the same car.
Apparently this brand made quite a thing of flying. It may be because of their slang name "flying brick". Here's a balloon that they used another year (the silver one. It's radio controlled and was for the 2005 Astra launch).
Good grief! Here is another Vauxhall in 2008 flying over London Bridge with the aid of a giant crane. Why don't they just build a flying car and be done with it?

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http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://livedesignonline.com/stagingr...
http://www.automedia.com/MPH_2005/pht20060101mp/1


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December 30, 2008 08:43 PM
That's what I'm looking for...someone to debunk it:)

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December 30, 2008 09:03 PM
No helicopter here..its inside.

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December 30, 2008 08:49 PM
With a Mr. Fusion, of course. ;)

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