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The Terrafugia (Flying Car)
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 2:28 PM
This thing is awsome.


The Transition®
Every pilot faces uncertain weather, rising costs, and ground transportation hassles on each end of the flight. The Transition® combines the unique convenience of being able to fold its wings with the ability to drive on any surface road in a modern personal airplane platform. Stowing the wings for road use and deploying them for flight at the airport is activated from inside the cockpit. This unique functionality addresses head-on the issues faced by today’s Private and Sport Pilots.

Terrafugia’s award-winning MIT-trained engineers have been advancing the state-of-the-art in personal aircraft since 2006. Now you can streamline your flying experience with the revolutionary integration of personal land and air travel made possible by the Transition® Roadable Aircraft.

Performance
Cruise: 100 kts (115 mph)
Rotate: 70 kts (80 mph)
Stall: 45 kts (51 mph)
Range: 400nm (460 mi)
Takeoff over 50' obstacle: 1700' Fuel burn: 5 gph
Fuel tank: 20 gallons
Useful Load: 430 lbs
On road: 30 mpg, highway speeds
Light Sport Aircraft (LSA)


Convenience
Front wheel drive on the ground
Automotive-style entry and exit
Two place, side by side
Automated electromechanical folding wing
No trailer or hangar needed
Cargo area holds skis, fishing poles or golf clubs

Safety
Drive in case of inclement weather
Proven 100 hp Rotax 912S engine
Full vehicle parachute available
Modern glass avionics
Automotive crash safety features

Dimensions
Folded:
6’ 9” tall
80” wide
18’ 9” long
Airplane:
6’ 3” tall
19’ 2” long
Wingspan:
27’ 6” Cockpit:
51” at the shoulder


Training
Become a Sport Pilot in as little as 20 hours of flight time in a Transition®-specific course. For existing pilots, get comfortable quickly with the familiarization training included with every Transition® delivery.

Order Today
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Re: The Terrafugia (Flying Car)
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 2:33 PM
that is awesome .

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Re: The Terrafugia (Flying Car)
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 2:33 PM
Wow. That's superb. Thanks for sharing, I want one!


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Re: The Terrafugia (Flying Car)
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 2:39 PM
"have been advancing the state-of-the-art in personal aircraft since 2006"
*rofl

Average time to develop generic mass-produced grocery-getting vehicle ~ 6yrs

Time to develop "state-of-the-art" flying car ~ 3 yrs

I hope people have a lot of faith in "MIT-trained" engineers...

How many flying car demo vehicles will be produced before people realize that it's not reasonable/logical to give the average Joe with a Blackberry and sub-100 IQ a WMD?




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Re: The Terrafugia (Flying Car)
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 3:06 PM
That thing is sick! I like that the wings open electronically. It'd be the perfect getaway vehicle!






Re: The Terrafugia (Flying Car)
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 8:08 PM
People are still barking up the plane/car tree?



Re: The Terrafugia (Flying Car)
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 8:12 PM
people can barely drive, how the hell are they going to be able to fly?





Re: The Terrafugia (Flying Car)
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 10:02 PM
welp i've seen it all





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Re: The Terrafugia (Flying Car)
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 11:22 PM
I'm still surprised that this thing is cheaper than a lambo.
Re: The Terrafugia (Flying Car)
Wednesday, November 25, 2009 9:05 AM
Schaffer wrote:welp i've seen it all


this.



Re: The Terrafugia (Flying Car)
Thursday, November 26, 2009 6:16 PM
Where is the barrel machine gun?????




Re: The Terrafugia (Flying Car)
Friday, November 27, 2009 10:02 PM
Ah sport pilot license, its like a ultralight with two seats then.





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