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Flying Car Gets Closer To Production

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When it comes to flying cars, it looks like the Transition from Terrafugia might be one of the ones most likely to actually be available to consumers soon. We've been following this story for a couple of years along with some other projects but the engineers behind this one have persevered where others have failed.. In 2006 some graduate students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology began working on the Transition Personal Air Vehicle. The two-seater craft can go from being a plane to a car in less than 30 seconds. The wings can be quickly folded and stowed for road use. In the sky it can cruise up to 450 miles at over 115 mph.

Aero-News Network reports that the Terrafugia Transition prototype has had completed the first phase of its four-stage test program, logging in 28 flights. The second prototype will take into account all modifications deemed necessary after the first phase. Terrafugia is still planning first delivery for 2011 and the projected purchase price is $194,000. Check out an Aero-News video of the Terrrafugia Transition after the jump.

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Flying Car Has First Flight

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Wings

One of the many flying car prototypes has had its first flight. We've been following the story of Terrafugia since 2006 when the company first started taking reservations for the flying car known as the Transition.

Now Terrafugia has announced its successful first flight at Plattsburgh International Airport in Plattsburgh, New York. The Transition is a two-seat aircraft with a propeller which can take off and land at local airports and can drive on any road. Terrafugia says the plane can turn back into a car in under 30 seconds. It can cruise up to 450 miles at over 115 miles per hour. And although it looks like it is more plane than car it can fit into a standard garage and is powered by unleaded gas from a regular gas station. The driver of the Transitiion will require a Sport Pilot license.

Up next for the Transition is increased flight and drive testing and a pre-production prototype will be built and certified before first delivery. Terrafugia has been taking reservations since 2006 when it had a projected price of $148,000. Back then it had a projected ready date of 2009 but that date has now been pushed to 2011.

[via Aero-News Network]

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