First flying car to roll out in Feb
London, Jan 11: Yes you heard it true. Flying cars may roll out in few days. It seems no more traffic jams! Read on for details. The Terrafugia Transition, which can transform itself from a two-seater road car to a plane in 15 seconds, is scheduled to take to the air in Feb.
If it survives its first test flight, the technological breakthrough, is expected to land in showrooms in about 18 months" time.Its manufacturer says it is easy to keep and run since it uses normal unleaded fuel and will fit into a garage, reports TimesOnline.
Carl
Dietrich,
who
runs
the
Massachusetts-based
Terrafugia,
said:
“This
is
the
first
really
integrated
design
where
the
wings
fold
up
automatically
and
all
the
parts
are
in
one
vehicle."
The
Transition
has
been
developed
by
former
Nasa
engineers
and
is
powered
by
the
same
100bhp
engine
on
the
ground
and
in
the
air.
Terrafugia
claims
it
will
be
able
to
fly
up
to
500
miles
on
a
single
tank
of
petrol
at
a
cruising
speed
of
115mph.
However, up to now it has been tested only on roads at up to 90mph. Dietrich said he had already received 40 orders, despite an expected retail price of 200,000 dollars. “For an airplane that"s very reasonable, but for a car that"s very much at the high end," he conceded.
ANI