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Saturday, August 20, 2011

Terrafugia - The Plane-car



Simply Land at the Airport, Fold your Wings up and Drive Home. 
 
The Time required for the Transition from Plane to Car takes less than 30 Seconds. 
 
Fly a Distance of 725 Kilometers at Speeds of 115 KM/Hour.





Terrafugia has completed flight testing of the Transition POC (Proof of Concept)




Introducing the Transition




Simply land at the airport, fold your wings up and drive home




Fly a distance of 725 kilometers at speeds of 115 km/hour




requires a special license to drive and fly




The time required for the transition from plane to car




takes less than 30 seconds






Vehicle speed 185 km/hour




range is 724 km on highways



Vehicle is fueled with gasoline




and the price of the car is expected to be around $200,000






Ford Model R of 1909



Fuel for this Car was sold in Drug Stores only. 

There were only 8,000 Cars and only 144 Miles of Paved Roads. 

The Maximum Speed Limit in Most Cities was 10 mph.






THE YEAR IS 1909

This will boggle your mind!

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The year is 1909.
More Than One Hundred Years Ago.

What a Difference a Century Makes!

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