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Terrafugia [2] (/ ˌ t ɛr ə ˈ f uː dʒ i ə /) is a Chinese-owned corporation, based in Woburn, Massachusetts, United States that is developing a roadable aircraft called the Transition and a flying car called the TF-X. The Transition and TF-X are designed to be able to fold their wings, enabling the vehicles to also operate as street-legal ...
A flying car or roadable aircraft is a type of vehicle which can function both as a road vehicle and as an aircraft. As used here, this includes vehicles which drive as motorcycles when on the road. The term "flying car" is also sometimes used to include hovercars and/or VTOL personal air vehicles. Many prototypes have been built since the ...
The company settled on a gyroplane design for a number of reasons. "The gyroplane principle not only provides us with a safe and easy-to-operate flying car but it also enables us to make it compact and within existing regulations, which is the most important factor to build a useable flying car," said Mike Stekelenburg, Chief Engineer at PAL-V. [1] Pilots will require a Private pilot licence ...
Minnesota has become the second state to pass what it’s calling a “Jetsons law,” establishing rules for cars that can take to the sky. New Hampshire was the first to enact a “Jetsons” law.
Netherlands auto manufacturer PAL-V will show you the ins and outs of flying a car. They even have a flying car showroom in Munich where you can buy your own gyroplane/car combination. (It'll cost ...
Flying cars might sound like science fiction, but startups have been testing the tech for years. And this Florida company just got FAA approval. Florida-based flying car company gets FAA approval.
The Terrafugia Transition is a light sport, roadable airplane under development by Terrafugia since 2006. [3]The Rotax 912ULS [4] piston engine powered, carbon-fiber vehicle is planned to have a flight range of 425 nmi (489 mi; 787 km) using either automotive premium grade unleaded gasoline or 100LL avgas and a cruising flight speed of 93 kn (107 mph; 172 km/h).
Since "The Jetsons" first aired in the early 1960s, flying cars have been a staple of science fiction, appearing in films like "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," "Star Wars," and "Back To The Future." But now