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Flying Car Approved for Roads and Highways

Posted On 11 Jul 2011
Terrafugia’s flying car, A.K.A. Transition, has been officially approved for driving on roads and highways. The driver/pilot can now fly between local airports and drive on any road.
On June 30, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) granted special exemptions for the “roadable aircraft.”

The Transition is the “first combined flying-driving vehicle to receive such special consideration from the Department of Transportation since the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards came into being in the 1970s,” informed Terrafugia in a press release.

However, several design issues and third-party supply restraints have seemingly stalled production of the Transition from 2011 to 2012, and even more challenges may be ahead for the vehicle: Transition will only be able to lift 330lb of passengers and payload: it can’t get airborne carrying two normal American men. Also the price has risen from $148k to $250k.

(MS)

Source: The Washington Post

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