digital air-speed meter can be used in car?

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"Jim Logajan" wrote in message
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"Morgans" wrote:
There are NO cars of which I am aware of having an airspeed indicator.

The only car that comes to mid is the Moulton Taylor Aerocar.

But why have an 'airspeed indicator' if it never moves?


I think you are confusing Molt Taylors Aerocar (which flew and drove back
in, what, 50's, 60's? There are still a few around) with the Moller SkyScam
which, as you note, has never gone anywhere (I believe that he did fly one
in ground effect for a short period of time).

But, we have gone way off the original topic with appears to be - can you
use some kind of digital air speed meter in an automobile? The answer to
that would be, yes, but why would you want air speed for a vehicle traveling
on the ground?

Perhaps something got lost in the translation. The original post referred to
"fans" but I think that was fans as in "people who like" and not "things to
blow air"...

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(Robert Bonomi) wrote:
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Morgans wrote:

There are NO cars of which I am aware of having an airspeed indicator.

can we count that Gremlin(??) "convertible" used in an old James Bond
movie?

If you mean this, it was the infamous Moulton Taylor Aerocar:

"The 1974 James Bond film 'The Man with the Golden Gun' portrayed the
villain escaping in a Taylor Aerocar.":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadable_aircraft

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"Benbo" wrote in message
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"Jim Logajan" wrote in message
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"Morgans" wrote:
There are NO cars of which I am aware of having an airspeed
indicator.

The only car that comes to mid is the Moulton Taylor Aerocar.

But why have an 'airspeed indicator' if it never moves?


I think you are confusing Molt Taylors Aerocar (which flew and drove back
in, what, 50's, 60's? There are still a few around) with the Moller
SkyScam
which, as you note, has never gone anywhere (I believe that he did fly one
in ground effect for a short period of time).

Yep, I got those two jumbled up. Oooops.



But, we have gone way off the original topic with appears to be - can you
use some kind of digital air speed meter in an automobile? The answer to
that would be, yes, but why would you want air speed for a vehicle
traveling
on the ground?

Perhaps something got lost in the translation. The original post referred
to
"fans" but I think that was fans as in "people who like" and not "things
to
blow air"...

--
Geoff
The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com
remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail
When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate.

Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe wrote:

Perhaps something got lost in the translation. The original post referred to
"fans" but I think that was fans as in "people who like" and not "things to
blow air"...

--
Geoff
The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com
remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail
When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate.



One day, a few years ago, I decided to try out all my "ebay good deal"
instruments. Here are the pictures:
http://www.spiretech.com/~guynoir/ni...ments%2001.JPG
http://www.spiretech.com/~guynoir/ni...ments%2005.JPG
http://www.spiretech.com/~guynoir/ni...ments%2006.JPG

The first one shows the true airspeed indicator sensor that came with my
ultralight Nieuport. In the second picture, the first gauge on the left
is a multi-function display showing airspeed, rpm, cht and egt.
Airspeed comes from the windmill in picture 1, which generates about 1
volt per mph. The unit was made by Westach. Though it's not digital,
it does have a "fan" and it is on a car.

--
John Kimmel

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"He's dead, Jim."

Jim Logajan wrote:
(Robert Bonomi) wrote:

In article ,
Morgans wrote:

There are NO cars of which I am aware of having an airspeed indicator.

can we count that Gremlin(??) "convertible" used in an old James Bond
movie?


If you mean this, it was the infamous Moulton Taylor Aerocar:

"The 1974 James Bond film 'The Man with the Golden Gun' portrayed the
villain escaping in a Taylor Aerocar.":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadable_aircraft

What was infamous about it? It used to fly around Portland all the time
and was infact used for traffic watch for a while.
I don't see on the wikipedia page where Molt Taylors aerocar is located
which heading is it under.

Jerry Springer wrote:
I don't see on the wikipedia page where Molt Taylors aerocar is
located which heading is it under.

Try he
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerocar_Aerocar

Jim Logajan wrote:
Jerry Springer wrote:

I don't see on the wikipedia page where Molt Taylors aerocar is
located which heading is it under.


Try he
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerocar_Aerocar

Thanks Jim

Yes, I means fan is people who like.

Luo

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"Benbo" wrote in message
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"Jim Logajan" wrote in message
.. .
"Morgans" wrote:
There are NO cars of which I am aware of having an airspeed indicator.

The only car that comes to mid is the Moulton Taylor Aerocar.

But why have an 'airspeed indicator' if it never moves?


I think you are confusing Molt Taylors Aerocar (which flew and drove back
in, what, 50's, 60's? There are still a few around) with the Moller SkyScam
which, as you note, has never gone anywhere (I believe that he did fly one
in ground effect for a short period of time).

But, we have gone way off the original topic with appears to be - can you
use some kind of digital air speed meter in an automobile? The answer to
that would be, yes, but why would you want air speed for a vehicle traveling
on the ground?

Perhaps something got lost in the translation. The original post referredto
"fans" but I think that was fans as in "people who like" and not "things to
blow air"...

--
Geoff
The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com
remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail
When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate.