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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DJU9" data-source="post: 8078890" data-attributes="member: 44472">A reality:- The Flying car... the future is here Almost anyone you ask would love to be able to fly  into work instead of drive. The dream of your own helicopter that can  make journeys that much easier is a common one, but very few can ever  realize that dream, because the costs involved are astronomical, to say  the least. The other possibility is, of course the flying car, but  nobody really managed to develop a good one till now.                           <img src="http://a.imageshack.us/img651/6812/flyingcar1preview.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />This could be so important for future  commuters, and it looks fantastic. A group of dedicated private pilots  who were also engineers got together in 2006 to create a new company  called ‘Terrafugia’. This is Latin, meaning literally to "escape the  earth," and that was their stated aim, which resulted in the production  of a truly dual-purpose vehicle. Federal Aviation Authority rules for  light sport aircraft gave them room to be creative, they came up with  the ‘Transition’, an aircraft that is equally at home being used as a  car on the road.                         <img src="http://a.imageshack.us/img715/1627/flyingcar3preview.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The unique way in which this vehicle was  constructed allows the Transition to fold its wings and be driven as any  other car would on normal roads, whilst having the ability, once inside  an airport, to extend the wings from inside the cockpit and be ready to  fly in moments. July 2008 saw the co-founders heading to EAA Airventure  with a proof of concept model of the aircar, and powered testing began.  The car achieved speeds of 100mph on the ground, and flew successfully  in Plattsbergh,                         <img src="http://a.imageshack.us/img820/6521/flyingcar2preview.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />There were problems to iron out, of course, and  some design changes had to be made since the completion of testing in  2009. Testing and FAA certification of the new prototype are well under  way, and the first customers are expected to receive their Transition  vehicles in 2011. Carl Dietrich, CEO of the company, believes implicitly  that personal air cars are the future of transportation.                         <img src="http://a.imageshack.us/img715/8161/terrafugia09preview.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />When you consider that the Transition behaves like  a car on the road, yet can become an aircraft lowering its 27-foot  wings and taking off, you can see his point. With a top speed of 130mph,  a 500 mile range and capacity for 430 pounds of cargo, this is a very  tidy little plane. One stop to refuel will give you over 1,000 miles of  travel in less than 8 hours, then you land and fold in the wings and you  can get back on the road. In this vehicle, you can take off or land at  any public airport with at least 2,500 ft of runway, as do most public  airports. On the ground, it can be driven on any road and parked in a  standard household garage or parking space.                         <img src="http://a.imageshack.us/img594/6479/terrafugia11preview.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Since it will be certified as a light  sport aircraft, you would need a light sport pilot license to fly it,  which requires a minimum of 20 hours flying time and then passing a  simple practical test in the aircraft. You will also need a valid  driver's license for use on the ground. So there you have it. The  Transition is expected to cost between $200,000 and $250,000, and the  company already has $16 million worth of advanced orders, so prospective  owners are very keen indeed to get their hands on it.Up to now, the  company remains privately funded and is based just outside of <a href="http://offers.environmentalgraffiti.com/flight/in-boston-united-states" target="_blank">Boston</a> in Woburn, USA. The flying car will be a dream come true for many, and I bet you’d love to have a go. I know I would.                         <img src="http://a.imageshack.us/img824/8820/terrafugia13preview.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />                         <img src="http://a.imageshack.us/img261/2947/flyingcar5preview.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />                                                         </blockquote>

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