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Flying car to go in to production

By T.K. Randall
June 30, 2010 · Comment icon 11 comments

Image Credit: Terrafugia
The Terrafugia Transition "flying car" has been given the go-ahead in the US for a move in to production.
The Terrafugia Transition, a light aircraft that can convert into a road-legal automobile, is to go into production after being given a special weight exemption by the US Federal Aviation Administration.


Source: Telegraph | Comments (11)




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Comment icon #2 Posted by DieChecker 14 years ago
Looks cool. I'd get one if I was a bachelor. Being married with kids means you don't get to do as many dangerous activities as before.
Comment icon #3 Posted by danielost 14 years ago
Weird-looking cars are a dime a dozen. Far less common are weird-looking cars that can also fly AND have approval from the Federal Aviation Administration. Indeed, as far as we know, there's only one of those babies: The Terrafugia Transition. The private aircraft/funky-looking car has been in the news before.But the recent announcement that it's going into production sparked mega-searches on the Web. Almost immediately, online lookups for "terrafugia transition" and "terrafugia transition pictures" both, well, took off. Read more... we're getting closer to the jetson's car.
Comment icon #4 Posted by Silus 14 years ago
Haha that looks awesome, can't wait to get mine.
Comment icon #5 Posted by 27vet 14 years ago
I'm not sure that they should be available to all drivers though, we would have Star Wars in the sky above our heads.
Comment icon #6 Posted by :PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: 14 years ago
I'm not sure that they should be available to all drivers though, we would have Star Wars in the sky above our heads. Not to mention the increase percentage of having a flying vehicule crash in your house.
Comment icon #7 Posted by ali zeek 14 years ago
Not to mention the increase percentage of having a flying vehicule crash in your house. COP: PULL THAT THING OVER!
Comment icon #8 Posted by danielost 14 years ago
Not to mention the increase percentage of having a flying vehicule crash in your house. they have or should have a chute to land the plane safely. i dont know if it has small directional fans to stear it away from houses.
Comment icon #9 Posted by THE Dr Alien 14 years ago
ah yes, i remember hearing about this on a tv programme. i would have given it another 10 years before putting it into production because other technology still needs to be developed to make it safer and easier to fly.
Comment icon #10 Posted by danielost 14 years ago
ah yes, i remember hearing about this on a tv programme. i would have given it another 10 years before putting it into production because other technology still needs to be developed to make it safer and easier to fly. i think your talking about the jet car.
Comment icon #11 Posted by THE Dr Alien 14 years ago
i think your talking about the jet car. maybe i am... either way... it will be a couple of years until i can drive any vehicle. so i dont think i'll be driving any flying car anytime soon.


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