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http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid ... 8&from=rss

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"The first flying automobile, equally at home in the sky or on the road, is scheduled to take to the air next month. If it survives its first test flight, the Terrafugia Transition, which can transform itself from a two-seater road car to a plane in 15 seconds, is expected to land in showrooms in about 18 months' time. Terrafugia claims it will be able to fly up to 500 miles on a single tank of unleaded petrol at a cruising speed of 115mph. Even at $200,000 per automobile, they have already received 40 orders."


http://www.terrafugia.com/aircraft.html


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PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:47 am 
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:59 am 
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Not holding my breath. Trying to build a vehicle that both flies successfully AND handles well on the road is like creating a diet supplement that will both help athletes pack on pounds of muscle AND help sedentary obese people lose weight. It would have to fulfill contradictory requirements. That's why none of the dozens of flying car prototypes built over the years has ever gotten into production.

Have to say, though, it's probably the coolest-looking flying car yet. Maybe if they're really, really lucky it will make it into limited production some day. In the flying car business that would count as a runaway success!

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This should also be modified into being a boat too. :)


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Meh....my ultralight gets better gas mileage. :)


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Bobson Dugnutt wrote:
Meh....my ultralight gets better gas mileage. :)

BUT CAN YOU DRIVE IT TO WORK?? BECAUSE YOU CAN DRIVE THIS ON THE SEXPRESSWAYS!!


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Weird, I was just talking how cool it would be to have one and how close they are to becoming a reality with Hanzo, then I come across this thread. :paranoid:

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Flying car's site "experiencing temporary difficulties." Makes me confident about their cars.

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Brotoro wrote:
Flying car's site "experiencing temporary difficulties." Makes me confident about their cars.

Indeed.


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Bishop Hammer wrote:
Weird, I was just talking how cool it would be to have one and how close they are to becoming a reality with Hanzo, then I come across this thread. :paranoid:


Weird, I was just reading Vol. 1 of the Spirit Archives. The Spirit drives and flies a car plane.

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Jeff wrote:
This should also be modified into being a boat too. :)


And a time machine!!!

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Ian Sokoliwski wrote:
...sexpressways?

That's what you call roads for flying cars. Because they're that awesome. :)


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