Terrafugia, a company formed in 2006 by a group of MIT students, has already taken deposits for more than 40 flying cars. The car, christened Terrafugia Transition has been developed at an estimated price of US $ 200,000.
No one really expects any flying car to solve all the traffic problems in the world – most likely, they will remain curiosities. Nevertheless, a generation weaned on animated sci-fi cartoons have no choice but to love the idea of a flying car.
The twin-seater road car has the capability of transforming itself into a plane within 15 seconds and vice versa. According to the maker of the flying car, the Terrafugia Transition would be a personal air vehicle designed to change configurations, enabling it to operate as a traditional road vehicle as well as a general aviation airplane. The Terrafugia Transition would come equipped with automated folding wings and would fly at a speed of 90 miles per hour. It would boast of a flight range of 100 miles at a cruising speed of 150 miles per hour.
Terrafugia Transition would use the same engine in both modes, and would be fueled with standard unleaded gasoline, for road travel as well as flight.
