The challenge of aviation enthusiast and inventors alike have challenged themselves to be the first to market and sell a true flying car. From the early Moller Flying Car designs to LaBiche Aerospace (http://www.labicheaerospace.com/) these individuals and companies have been reaching for the brass ring of success, and that means getting the car to fly.
Terrafugia, based in Woburn, Massachusetts (USA) (http://www.terrafugia.com/) feels it has the right model, the right design and best of all it will actually fly. The Terrafugia Transition is set to be in showrooms in about 18 months based on a current report by Fox News. Carl Dietrich, who runs 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 in part by NASA engineers is making claims that the Aircraft/Car will be able to fly up to 500 miles on a single tank of gas at a cruising speed of 115mph on a 100bhp engine that propels the vehicle on the ground as well as in the air.
The vehicle has not made a maiden voyage to the sky, but the company claims that it has been tested on the road with speeds reaching 90mph.
I have provided a sample video of a wing deployment exhibition at the annual Oshkosh Airshow in Wisconsin for your viewing pleasure.
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That Car Guy
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