http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/ Autoblog Comments for Flying Aston Martin video lands online http://www.autoblog.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.autoblog.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/May 25th 2006 7:58AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/May 25th 2006 8:22AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/May 25th 2006 8:36AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/May 25th 2006 10:14AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/James,it flew for 12 seconds and 120 feet, so they hit an average ground speed of nearly 7 mph, in a headwind. Given a fast enough wind, the Flyer 1 would have been like a kite hovering in place. Still, neat video and pictures of the car.]]>May 25th 2006 10:28AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/May 25th 2006 10:35AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/May 25th 2006 10:53AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/
Sexy or not this could have been much less impressive (and considerably more safe) with the addition of some low cost devices.

Not much use for sexy if you're dead.

(not that Nascar doesn't have its share of fatalities)]]>May 25th 2006 11:21AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/
Seriously, how often do NASCAR cars wind up flying backwards into the dirt that something as goofy as a pressure equalizing roof flap was deemed necessary as a safety feature?]]>May 25th 2006 12:20PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/May 25th 2006 12:40PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/May 25th 2006 12:47PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/May 25th 2006 2:03PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/May 25th 2006 2:10PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/May 25th 2006 3:13PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/
You, my friend, have obviously never seen a NASCAR race at Talledaga or any other super-speedway on the circuit.]]>May 25th 2006 4:13PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/May 25th 2006 9:27PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/
I found it, uploaded it to YouTube, and then linked to it in the comments of the previous article here. :(]]>May 26th 2006 4:50AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/Aug 29th 2006 5:17AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/I need to watch it again.]]>Oct 14th 2006 5:28AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/25/video-of-flying-aston-martin-lands-online/Oct 8th 2008 6:46PM