Here's an aircar of the future. It's classified as LSA by the FAA, seen in the Plane & Pilot Magazine.
First Flying Car, has Arrived And Approved by Air Authorities. The flying car has arrived. Doc Emmett Brown is nowhere to be seen. The Terrafugia Transition just got FAA approval and is expected to be on the road and in the air next year at the low low cost of $194,000.
And while it’s not nearly as sexy as Doc Brown’s Delorean (which also traveled through time), it does seem to be practical — at least for the trained pilot on the go. The first flying car has now been approved by U.S. air authorities. The Massachusetts based Terrafugia “Transition” is a light aircraft that can convert into a road-ready car and is now scheduled to go into production after being given a special weight exemption by the FAA to allow for certain safety features to be installed. The $200,000 flying car was invented by graduates of MIT and is expected to touchdown in a driveway near you by late 2011.
FAA Certifies Flying Car “Terrafugia Transition”
The FAA has approved the Terrafugia Transition, a flying car, as light sports aircraft. The 1,444 pound vehicle, which the company calls a “roadable aircraft” on its website, required an FAA weight exemption to fit the sports plane category (the airbags and crumple zones required to make it street legal made the Terrafugia heavier than usual). The
Terrafugia burns automotive gas (not expensive AvGas), has wings that fold, and can fit into your garage. It fits 2 people, can drive up to 65 mph on the road, and flies up to 115 mph in the air. In short: It’s pretty sweet. See more specs here. Here are some pictures. (Unless noted otherwise, these all come from the Terrafugia website). You can place a $10,000 refundable airframe deposit on the website. The plane will cost an estimate $194,000; the company anticipates delivery in Q4 2011. They say people have already reserved 70 aircraft.
Here's the video of it flying: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeQL-dUjlOg&feature=player_embedded
Here's more image below, click on image below to view larger:
And while it’s not nearly as sexy as Doc Brown’s Delorean (which also traveled through time), it does seem to be practical — at least for the trained pilot on the go. The first flying car has now been approved by U.S. air authorities. The Massachusetts based Terrafugia “Transition” is a light aircraft that can convert into a road-ready car and is now scheduled to go into production after being given a special weight exemption by the FAA to allow for certain safety features to be installed. The $200,000 flying car was invented by graduates of MIT and is expected to touchdown in a driveway near you by late 2011.
FAA Certifies Flying Car “Terrafugia Transition”
The FAA has approved the Terrafugia Transition, a flying car, as light sports aircraft. The 1,444 pound vehicle, which the company calls a “roadable aircraft” on its website, required an FAA weight exemption to fit the sports plane category (the airbags and crumple zones required to make it street legal made the Terrafugia heavier than usual). The
Terrafugia burns automotive gas (not expensive AvGas), has wings that fold, and can fit into your garage. It fits 2 people, can drive up to 65 mph on the road, and flies up to 115 mph in the air. In short: It’s pretty sweet. See more specs here. Here are some pictures. (Unless noted otherwise, these all come from the Terrafugia website). You can place a $10,000 refundable airframe deposit on the website. The plane will cost an estimate $194,000; the company anticipates delivery in Q4 2011. They say people have already reserved 70 aircraft.
Here's the video of it flying: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeQL-dUjlOg&feature=player_embedded
Here's more image below, click on image below to view larger:
