http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/Jun 30th 2010 9:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/Jun 30th 2010 9:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/to be made of stainless steel
gull-wing doors
a flux capacitor
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And it needs to run on Mr. Fusion.]]>Jun 30th 2010 9:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/
It probably needs shorter wings to keep from taking out every car it meets going down the road]]>Jun 30th 2010 11:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/
LOL. Eli, you're killing me. Do you think you need the wings to land or does it just drop into traffic??? LOL]]>Jun 30th 2010 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smGmrpn2Vrk]]>Jun 30th 2010 11:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/
one step closer to living like the Jetsons....]]>Jun 30th 2010 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/
"Thats right we need ALL of them, and when you run out and need to make more, we want all of THOSE too. Now look at this photo, those are your kids walking home from school yesterday. Get the picture?"

"ALL OF THEM!!!!"]]>Jun 30th 2010 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/Jun 30th 2010 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/Jun 30th 2010 9:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/Jun 30th 2010 10:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/Jun 30th 2010 9:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/
The fact that the Transition goes for almost 200 large is a significant entry barrier, too.]]>Jun 30th 2010 11:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/Jun 30th 2010 9:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/Jun 30th 2010 9:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/They're not. Enter the Icon A5. Shits sexy as hell.]]>Jun 30th 2010 9:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/Jun 30th 2010 10:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/
When do you think will be the first time somebody try to take off before folding the wings down?

Or tries to drive away before folding them up?

]]>Jun 30th 2010 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/Jun 30th 2010 9:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/Jun 30th 2010 9:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/This thing has so many redundant safety features, you would think they found an aerospace engineer with a law degree to design it. ]]>Jun 30th 2010 10:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/Jun 30th 2010 10:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/
Yep. Flying cars are terrible ideas with amazing sci-fi appeal - except this one. It's a brutally ugly triumph of function over form.]]>Jun 30th 2010 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/Jun 30th 2010 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/Jun 30th 2010 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/Jun 30th 2010 9:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/Jun 30th 2010 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/Jun 30th 2010 9:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/
I think in practice this could be useful. I know it'd be awesome for me -- I work 105 miles away from where I live, and getting my light A/C license doesn't seem to daunting. The $194k . . . somewhat problematic, but I'm betting that 3-5 years in, I could probably pick one up for less than $100k. In CA this could be both hugely beneficial in relieving highway congestion (think SFO to San Jose commute) as well as a potential total nightmare if the licensing process lets through too many numb nuts.]]>Jun 30th 2010 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/
Having visited the Cape Islands of Massachussetts, I know for certain there is a market for this product. That area is overrun by wealthy people who want to bounce from mainland-to-island-to-island. The big obstacle is that when they land on each island in their private planes, they have to arrange car transportation to whoever's house they're visiting. It also is complicated because the car rental companies, etc. don't want to run 24/7, while these people want to explicitly fly in and out at odd hours on odd days of the week, holidays, etc.

This product solves several of those friction points.]]>Jun 30th 2010 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/Jun 30th 2010 9:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/
lawl.]]>Jun 30th 2010 10:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/Jun 30th 2010 10:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/jet fighters are too fast, the cops will just chase you on segways with broomsticks until you hit a tree]]>Jun 30th 2010 11:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/
lolol, I can see it now.... guy bursts through a gate onto the airport tarmac with police chasing him. He then presses the red button and then the wings fold out, police then drop bricks in amazement!]]>Jun 30th 2010 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/Jun 30th 2010 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/
Never fails, there's always that "one guy" at a party that needs to explain someone else's joke after people already laughed.

"Haha,so the chicken he was needing to get to the other side!! Haha, because he was wanting to get there! And fast!"]]>Jun 30th 2010 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/Jun 30th 2010 9:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/
If I had a hundred grand to spend on a light sport aircraft I'd rather have the amphibious Icon A5. Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads...

http://www.iconaircraft.com/]]>Jun 30th 2010 10:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/nobody had to say it actually]]>Jun 30th 2010 10:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/Jun 30th 2010 11:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/Jun 30th 2010 10:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/Jun 30th 2010 10:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/Jun 30th 2010 10:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/
No, there's a whole engine]]>Jun 30th 2010 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/
Almost every commercial vehicle weighing gross 80000 doesn't have a mirror on the windshield, and when carrying "wide loads", forget about using your side mirrors most of the time, yet they are involved in the least amount of accidents.

]]>Jun 30th 2010 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/Jun 30th 2010 10:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/Jun 30th 2010 10:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/30/terrafugia-transition-flying-car-gets-a-little-closer-to-reality/Jul 1st 2010 4:04AM