“Flying Car” Terrafugia Transition Takes Off
The Terrafugia Transition® achieved its first flight in secrecy, at 7:40 a.m at Plattsburgh International Airport last March 5th, 2009. But the “first flight” was only revealed at a press conference in Boston Museum of Science last March 18, 2009.
More popularly known as the “flying car”, the Transition® is a roadable aircraft designed to take off and land at local airports and drive on any road. The first Transition flight lasted only 37 seconds and covered about 3,000 feet and was piloted by Phil Meteer, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel.
Since The Transition® will be categorized as a Light Sport Aircraft, it will require a Sport Pilot license or higher to fly. Terrafugia, the company behind Transition®, offers this Transition®-specific course that entitles you to become a Sport Pilot in as little as 20 hours of flight time.
First customer delivery is anticipated to be in 2011. The estimated purchase price is US$194,000.
Images courtesy of Wikipedia. [News source]
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March 21st, 2009 at 1:08 pm
wooohh.. kakaiba yan.. walang traffic sa langit pag nagkataon.. hehe..
March 21st, 2009 at 5:28 pm
magkakaron na ng batas trapiko sa taas pag dumami na ang gumagamit nyan. hehe
March 21st, 2009 at 8:20 pm
Nasa magkaroon niyan dito sa Pinas para naman mabilis byahe ko sa EDSA
March 29th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
ang tanong ay kung kelan magkakaroon nyan dito sa pinas..waaaaa
April 1st, 2009 at 7:43 am
Very nice invention! But I doubt that it will be mass produce for the public…
April 1st, 2009 at 9:06 pm
Wow Astig yan kaya lang pangit ang nguso nya.:)
April 14th, 2009 at 4:47 pm
@Snow, oonga at sana magawan nila ng paraan na mura lang. hehe
@payatot, import siguro haha.
@Millionaire Acts, maybe they can, 10 years from now.
@johnlazy, ngayon ko lang napansin ang nguso. Im sure magkakaron pa yan ng ibang version. hehe