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Flying Car

It's a car. It's a plane. It's both.


It's the Transition Roadable Aircraft, what is being called the "flying car," the product of Terrafugia, a Woburn, Mass., company. Many years in the making, Transition is now ready for some initial testing — and some business.


It's a car: It has front-wheel drive, seats two, and allows entry just like an automobile. It has a fuel tank of 20 gallons and gets 30 miles to the gallon. With a top speed of 65 mph, it can compete with many commuter vehicles.


It's a plane: It can cruise at up to 115 mph. In the air, it burns 5 gallons an hour.
The Transition is on the tall side. With the wings folded up and the driver in car mode, the vehicle is 6 feet, 9 inches tall. That's only six inches taller than the plane itself. The length is similar to longer trucks: 18 feet, 19 inches in auto mode and 19 feet, 2 inches in plane mode. The wingspan, unfolded, is 27 feet, 6 inches.

This isn't your everyday vehicle in another way as well: The price is expected to be $194,000.
Click here to read more about the company and the Roadable Aircraft.

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FLYING CAR?

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