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Terrefugia roadable airplane & the PAL-V roadable autogyro
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Sci-Tech: Terrefugia roadable airplane & the PAV-V roadable autogyro
Roadable airplanes will be displayed as flying cars at the upcoming New York Auto Show: The Flying Cars Are Coming ... To the New York Auto Show - Autopia/Wired.com.
Terrafugia will be displaying their Transition, which should go on sale in 2013 with a pricetag of $279,000. Classified as a Light Sport Aircraft, you can get a license to fly it after 20 hours of training:
/-- Major Milestone takes “Flying Car” Closer to First Delivery: Second Generation Transition® Street-Legal Airplane Takes Flight - Terrafugia - Apr.2.12
/-- Flying car a 'step closer': Terrafugia - AFP/Physorg.com Apr.2.12
The production prototype just had its first flight:
Update Apr.6.12: A review from the NY Auto Show: At the New York Auto Show, a Street-Legal Airplane Steals the Spotlight -| Popular Science
And there is also the roadable autogyro called PAL-V One from the Netherlands. It also recently had its first test flight and is expected to go on sale in 2014: Video: Flying Car (or Driving Autogyro) Completes First Flight Tests - Popular Science -
Sci-Tech: Terrefugia roadable airplane & the PAV-V roadable autogyro
Roadable airplanes will be displayed as flying cars at the upcoming New York Auto Show: The Flying Cars Are Coming ... To the New York Auto Show - Autopia/Wired.com.
Terrafugia will be displaying their Transition, which should go on sale in 2013 with a pricetag of $279,000. Classified as a Light Sport Aircraft, you can get a license to fly it after 20 hours of training:
/-- Major Milestone takes “Flying Car” Closer to First Delivery: Second Generation Transition® Street-Legal Airplane Takes Flight - Terrafugia - Apr.2.12
/-- Flying car a 'step closer': Terrafugia - AFP/Physorg.com Apr.2.12
The production prototype just had its first flight:
Update Apr.6.12: A review from the NY Auto Show: At the New York Auto Show, a Street-Legal Airplane Steals the Spotlight -| Popular Science
And there is also the roadable autogyro called PAL-V One from the Netherlands. It also recently had its first test flight and is expected to go on sale in 2014: Video: Flying Car (or Driving Autogyro) Completes First Flight Tests - Popular Science -
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