Originally Posted by
Ascend Charlie
Yeah, been asked before - when the "pods" retract;
1. Front seaters' legs get crushed;
2. Retractable front wheel assembly gets mangled; and
3. Machine pitches nose down due to the whole structure c.g. being in front of the lifting surface.
Reminds me of the old Tucker automobile, where he originally planned for front wheel fairings to turn with the wheels and thus have the headlights mounted on them follow the direction of travel, but had to settle for a single headlight in the centre of the bonnet that turned with the steering wheel.