Skip That Traffic; Fly Your Car Soon

Techtree News Staff, Jun 26, 2009 1702 hrs IST

America's Terrafugia Transition is planning to uncover its car-cum-plane vehicle called 'The Flying Car - Transition'

If you wish you could own one of the slick vehicles that turned into robots in the 2008 movie 'Transformers' - well, dream on. However, you could hope to hop into one of those cars that can fly!

In a couple of years, when you're stuck in traffic, you'll have the option to fly off in a two-seater vehicle to reach your destination. An American company called Terrafugia Transition is planning to uncover its car-cum-plane vehicle called 'The Flying Car - Transition.'

The car commenced its historic first flight on March 5 with 27 additional flights to be completed over the next several weeks.

That's right. The Flying Car will let you take a spin on the roads where it will be capable to fold up its wings after you've vroomed pass the stratosphere.

Apparently, 'The Flying Car' can travel up to 725 kilometres in the air at a speed of more than 115 kilometres per hour.

Do you have it in you to fly a car?

The Flying Car Transition requires a Sport Pilot certificate to fly. The two-seat aircraft is designed to take off and land at local airports and drive on any road.

Transforming from plane to car takes the pilot less than 30 seconds. The Transition will cruise up to 450 miles at over 115 mph, will drive at highway speeds on the road, and fits in a standard household garage.

The vehicle has front wheel drive on the road and a propeller for flight. Both modes are powered by unleaded automotive gasoline.

By giving pilots a convenient ground transportation option, the Transition reduces the cost, inconvenience, and weather sensitivity of personal aviation. It also increases safety by incorporating automotive crash structures and allowing pilots to drive under bad weather. Refundable airframe reservations are currently being accepted.

Fuelled by gasoline, it has front wheel drive on the road and a propeller for flight.

With its wings folded, it can be parked in your ordinary car garage.

Its initial cost is expected to be around $200,000 (nearly Rs.1 crore), says the company which has already orders for 60 vehicles.

The company says that work is underway on Stage 2 of The Flying Car, the Beta Prototype. First delivery is expected in 2011.

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Its a good invention for road traffick solution but here a question. how can we land ?on the road or anyehere?

by Md.firoz, Mumbai, on Jul 02, 2009 02:25 AM, Report abuse Reply

excellent carplane,

by prakash, Bangalore, on Jul 01, 2009 04:05 PM, Report abuse Reply

THIS IS A VERY GOOG CARS

by DILAWAR, DEHRADUN, on Jun 30, 2009 03:18 PM, Report abuse Reply

boring

by papa, panipat, on Jun 30, 2009 10:40 AM, Report abuse Reply

Will this new invention i feel there might be some in the future like Traffic issues in the sky.Example, International flights,domestic flights traffic problems with these flying cars.Though they fly very high, there may be few places where landing. May at this point of contact, i feel there will be a problem.

by Harsha Kandalam, Hyderabad, on Jun 29, 2009 05:12 PM, Report abuse Reply

how come one can fly if stucked in traffic and obviously one need to go to airport on wheels how can he do that.Its better to have a chopper than this crap.Its a flop :)

by Indian Genius, Gurgaon, on Jun 29, 2009 04:56 PM, Report abuse Reply

A dream car which revolutionize the world in 2011

by Devaraj M, Bangalore, on Jun 29, 2009 04:36 PM, Report abuse Reply

Very large wings to driveon road.... Looks like a mini plane, not a car.

by Joy, Bangalore, on Jun 29, 2009 04:00 PM, Report abuse Reply

This is seems like a helicopter.. This is not going to be called a CAR at all.

by Bajrang Badaik, Bhubaneswar, on Jun 29, 2009 11:58 AM, Report abuse Reply

it doesnt seems to be a car.its iooks a simple plane.

by sunny kumar, ghaziabad, on Jun 28, 2009 08:44 PM, Report abuse Reply

Your review is misleading and unclear. Transition is in principle designed as 'Roadable Plane'. It is very clear that this small aeroplane will be keeping away the overhead of hiring a hanger to park it and pay a lot of money for maintainance and rent of hanger. In principle it is a plane. It needs a runway for take off and landing. One can only drive it home and park. It doesn't have car like handling and features.

by Deva, HYDERABAD, on Jun 28, 2009 08:13 PM, Report abuse Reply

Is there any landing problems???

by Kiran, Hyderabad, on Jun 27, 2009 05:34 PM, Report abuse Reply

ver nice

by SATHISH, MUMBAI, on Jun 27, 2009 05:20 PM, Report abuse Reply

Very nice idea and exelent experince to have

by Tallam V Nagara, Bangalore, on Jun 27, 2009 11:53 AM, Report abuse Reply

it is to jazz and cool

by manpreet singh , rajpura, on Jun 27, 2009 10:24 AM, Report abuse Reply

great invention , unbelieable for me.

by ravindra, pune, on Jun 26, 2009 08:52 PM, Report abuse Reply

This would really be a sensation in the future. 1.Its not a good idea to fly it in local airports. 2.it would bettter to design such vechile which needs less distance to take off.

by Rakesh, hyderabad, on Jun 26, 2009 08:38 PM, Report abuse Reply