Eli13
Fish Dreamer
NY Auto Show: World's first 'sky-worthy' car
The vehicle has retractable wings allowing it to fit in a suburban garage.
Thought this was rather interesting, even if it so darn slow. Its maximum speed is about 100 knots (185 km/h), cruises at 93 (172 km/h) and drives on the highway at about 65 mph, or (105 km/h).
At least it gets good gas mileage - 35 mpg (6.7L/100km). Not to mention a flying range of 425 Nautical Miles (787 km).
Sources:
http://www.terrafugia.com/TransitionSpecs.pdf
(In case you cannot view the PDF, I screencapped them, just in case. You can view them here:
http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h381/Eli1296/viewer.png
http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h381/Eli1296/viewer1.png)
Cheers all,
-Eli
It is the first vehicle in the world to have met both the standards of the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) and the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration), according to Cliff Allen, Vice President of Sales at Terrafugia.
This makes it the first "street legal aeroplane", he said.
Known as the Transition, the versatile vehicle has two seats, four wheels and retractable wings.
It is expected to be available next year, with a price tag in the region of $279,000 (£176,300).
The vehicle has retractable wings allowing it to fit in a suburban garage.
Thought this was rather interesting, even if it so darn slow. Its maximum speed is about 100 knots (185 km/h), cruises at 93 (172 km/h) and drives on the highway at about 65 mph, or (105 km/h).
At least it gets good gas mileage - 35 mpg (6.7L/100km). Not to mention a flying range of 425 Nautical Miles (787 km).
Sources:
http://www.terrafugia.com/TransitionSpecs.pdf
(In case you cannot view the PDF, I screencapped them, just in case. You can view them here:
http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h381/Eli1296/viewer.png
http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h381/Eli1296/viewer1.png)
Cheers all,
-Eli