Finally, there is hope for those of us who are constantly caught by traffic over-crowding, by the end of next year this dream could be a reality. Today, for only a mere $10K down payment a driver can hold a place for your personal Terrafugia Transition, a winging auto which will reportedly be street legal. Terrafugia has been working on the design for the auto beginning in 2006 and it is finally becoming a reality.
This airborne car, or as it is called by Terrafugia, this road able aircraft gets thirty miles per gallon on the highway, features front wheel drive, and carries 2 people. The cargo space possesses room for many items. The Transition is able to accomplish average highway speeds plus still be able of fitting in a standard garage and parking space when its wings are folded up. When ready to fly merely push the button in the cockpit and extend the vehicles wings. Then all you need is a mere 1/3 of a mile of straight black top to takeoff. Technically you do need to take flight and land at an airport so that air traffic can be managed. But hopefully this will change in the near future.
With a range of 400 miles plus a cruising velocity of 115 mph aloft, the Transition will be perfect for the long family trip. According to Terrafugia the Transition is perfect for jaunts between 100 to four hundred miles. All that is needed to drive and navigate the Transition is a license to fly a Light Sports Aircraft and a regular drivers license. This pilots permit only demands 20 hours of flying time and just five being solo. Buyers can even obtain the flight permit through Terrafugia.
The Transitions safety features comply with all government auto safety criteria imposed by the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration). This includes crumple zones, airbags and some other safety features essential to make the motorcar street legal. Incremental safety features follow Federal Aviation Administration rules.
The Transition is prepared for its unveiling fall/winter 2011.
In the mean time, you can look for your next automobile on the CarLocate online car portal.