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Terrafugia, a Massachusetts-based company is said to be all ready to sell the Transition Roadable Aircraft (I guess they have to workout on the name first...) uh... flying car by next year holiday season.Terrafugia, a Massachusetts-based company is said to be all ready to sell the... more
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The Terrafugia Transition, closest thing to a flying car/aircraft hybrid yet built, has received a unique exemption from the US government allowing production models to be 110 pounds heavier than a normal “light sport aircraft”. This will permit the car/plane combo to satisfy safety requirements when driving on roads, according to The Daily Telegraph (UK).
The Transition was designed as a “light sport” aircraft, the smallest kind of private aeroplane under FAA classification, with a maximum weight of 1,320lb. But the manufacturers found it impossible to fit the safety features – airbags, crumple zones and roll cage, for instance – that are required for road vehicles into that weight.
http://www.theblogismine.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-go-ahead-from-us-air-authorities/The Terrafugia Transition, closest thing to a flying car/aircraft hybrid yet built,... more
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The flying car is no longer science fiction. Terrafugia, a start up in Massachusetts, U.S.A., is currently road and air testing the Transition. Billed as a “roadable aircraft,” the Transition is close to becoming the first vehicle to be both street legal and receive certification as a light sport airplane.The flying car is no longer science fiction. Terrafugia, a start up in Massachusetts,... more
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Parajet is getting ready for the inaugural flight of its SkyCar, a bio-fuel powered land/air hybrid vehicle that it says will deliver rally car performance on the ground and light aircraft performance in the sky.Parajet is getting ready for the inaugural flight of its SkyCar, a bio-fuel powered... more
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