tagged w/ Terrafugia Transition
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http://wikiwig.com/2010/07/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-with-a-new-design/
Beginning in March and then we saw a flying car Terrafugia Transition successfully carried out tests and at the meantime they will prepare their first production to be sold into the market. Although there is no clear information, it seems their first production will have a different design compared with the first design and was impressed less sweet. The whole design may be different but still has the same function where if you buy this transition car means you also buy an airplane. As an aircraft, Terrafugia can fly as far 787 km with full fuel conditions and the maximum speed reached 185 km/hour. While as a car, Terrafugia can be encouraged to transition speed 100 km/hour. Remember, this is not a concept as well and you can already pre-order it and do not worry, they also can do international shipping. It costs about US$ 194,000 (approximately 2 billion rupiahs) including training of learn to fly for 20 hours. Unfortunately, although we like it, we would rather choose a car that is combined with a helicopter because if it the same with plane it cannot be a lie because we need the runway.http://wikiwig.com/2010/07/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-with-a-new-design/... more
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Weird-looking cars are a dime a dozen. Far less common are weird-looking cars that can also fly AND have approval from the Federal Aviation Administration. Indeed, as far as we know, there's only one of those babies: The Terrafugia Transition.
The private aircraft/funky-looking car has been in the news before. But the recent announcement that it's going into production sparked mega-searches on the Web. Almost immediately, online lookups for "terrafugia transition" and "terrafugia transition pictures" both, well, took off.
A popular article from the UK's Daily Telegraph explains that the FAA's special exemption allows the vehicle to function as both a "light aircraft" and a car. Normally, for a plane to meet the "light aircraft" designation, it can weigh no more than 1,200 pounds. The Terrafugia Transition weighs 1,320, due primarily to the number of car-related safety features, like airbags and crumple zones. The "light aircraft" designation is key, because licenses for planes with that label require only 20 hours of flying time. Fewer hoops to jump through means more potential sales.
So, how does the plane/car work? Check out the flying car's official video below. So far, 70 people have placed a deposit. The total retail cost: $194,000. Expensive, but really, can you put a price on skipping commercial flights?
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http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/93804?fp=1Weird-looking cars are a dime a dozen. Far less common are weird-looking cars that can... more
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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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