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Ethersync · 01-11-2009, 08:58 AM

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Is it a car? Is it a plane? Actually it?s both. The first flying automobile, equally at home in the sky or on the road, is scheduled to take to the air next month.

If it survives its first test flight, the Terrafugia Transition, which can transform itself from a two-seater road car to a plane in 15 seconds, is expected to land in showrooms in about 18 months? time.

Its manufacturer says it is easy to keep and run since it uses normal unleaded fuel and will fit into a garage.

Carl Dietrich, who runs the Massachusetts-based Terrafugia, said: ?This is the first really integrated design where the wings fold up automatically and all the parts are in one vehicle.?

The Transition, developed by former Nasa engineers, is powered by the same 100bhp engine on the ground and in the air.

Terrafugia claims it will be able to fly up to 500 miles on a single tank of petrol at a cruising speed of 115mph. Up to now, however, it has been tested only on roads at up to 90mph.

Dietrich said he had already received 40 orders, despite an expected retail price of $200,000 (£132,000).

?For an airplane that?s very reasonable, but for a car that?s very much at the high end,? he conceded.

There are still one or two drawbacks. Getting insurance may be a little tricky and finding somewhere to take off may not be straightforward: the only place in the US in which it is legal to take off from a road is Alaska.

Dietrich is optimistic. He said: ?In the long term we have the potential to make air travel practical for individuals at a price that would meet or beat driving, with huge time savings.?

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/to...cle5489287.ece

spacedog · 01-11-2009, 09:03 AM

The article failed to mention that one requires a pilot license in order to operate it.

Iron Fist · 01-11-2009, 09:40 AM

Love to see how a flying accident would look like... have a flying car crashing through your roof..

EscortBiz · 01-11-2009, 09:46 AM

"The Transition, developed by former "Nasa engineers

This year alone former NASA guys where involved in Real Touch and now the flying car

I need to hire one of those former nasa guys

bobby666 · 01-11-2009, 09:48 AM

a rather cool gadget

2MuchMark · 01-11-2009, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by spacedog

The article failed to mention that one requires a pilot license in order to operate it.

Actually you don't. Despite what it looks like in the picture, it doesn't fly high enough to require a full pilots license, however you probably need some kind of sport license.

What we need is an ELECTRIC, FLYING CAR that can HOVER like a Helicopter, instead of a gasoline powered plane that needs lateral speed to stay in the air. THEN we can finally say, The Future is Here.

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John-ACWM · 01-11-2009, 02:03 PM

I can't imagine seeing flying cars for at least one decade....

TidalWave · 01-11-2009, 02:05 PM

watch out for the Air Highway Patrol!!

IllTestYourGirls · 01-11-2009, 02:06 PM

The morons around here cant even drive a car that doesnt leave the ground. lol

onwebcam · 01-11-2009, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by John-ACWM

I can't imagine seeing flying cars for at least one decade....

Then how about a flying boat/car tomorrow?

http://www.wired.com/cars/futuretran...?currentPage=2

Mutt · 01-11-2009, 02:11 PM

awesome - i've been waiting for flying cars my whole life - i'm amazed they aren't here yet

who · 01-11-2009, 02:30 PM

I was wondering when we'd REALLY enter the year 2000.

Spunky · 01-11-2009, 02:40 PM

It's the Jetsons!

Ethersync · 01-11-2009, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Mutt

awesome - i've been waiting for flying cars my whole life - i'm amazed they aren't here yet

Lawyers are going to love flying cars

Rochard · 01-11-2009, 03:00 PM

Fucking neato....

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