Begins production of an unusual vehicle – a hybrid of an airplane and a car from a company
Terrafugia's Transition.
Novelty is a light aircraft that can fold its wings and transformed into an ordinary car. Double Transition is capable of speeds up to 185 kilometers per hour and carry a weight of about 430 kg.
Transition
The cargo compartment has room for skis, fishing rods and golf clubs. For peace of mind for very nervous passengers, unit is equipped with a parachute. However, as manufacturers claim, the main advantage of novelty is its safety. Indeed, the bad weather will not be a subject of danger, just go on the road.
Transition In Fly
Transition In Fly
Transition In Fly
The company claims that already 70 people who want to buy a novelty, made a deposit of $ 10 thousand. Retail price of the device is expected to be $ 194 thousand. Those who can not afford such a luxury, company offers a paper model of the vehicle, available for just $4.
Note that the Transition – not the first flying car on the market. The first flying car called the Skycar goes on sale in 2005. It develops in the air speed of 560 km / h and runs on an environmentally friendly alcohol. Manufacturer set a price for the car, set up in a single copy, $ 3.5 million.
Skycar
The manufacturer’s website says that this machine can be widely used in commercial and military purposes, fighting fires and border patrols, looking for missing people, and express delivery of mail.
