Category Archives: AEROMOBILE
Terrfugia Major Milestone takes “Flying Car” Closer to First Delivery
Major Milestone takes “Flying Car” Closer to First Delivery Second Generation Transition® Street-Legal Airplane Takes Flight New York, NY & Woburn, MA – (April 2, 2012): The Transition® Street-Legal Airplane is now a significant step closer to being a commercial reality. The production prototype of the Transition® Street-Legal Airplane completed its successful first flight at [...]
Gyrocopter and Car the PAL-V ONE
The PAL-V ONE is a two seat hybrid car and gyroplane: a personal air and land vehicle. What makes the PAL-V ONE attractive is the convenience of fully integrated door-to-door transportation. On the ground this slim, aerodynamic, 3-wheeled vehicle has the comfort of a car with the agility of a motorcycle thanks to its patented, cutting-edge, ‘tilting’ system. It can be [...]
“Flying Car” Company Awarded Substantial Defense Work
Woburn, MA – November 30, 2010: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has launched a $65M program to develop a four person flyable and roadable vehicle. Terrafugia, Inc., developer of the Transition® Roadable Aircraft, or “Flying Car”, is the largest subcontractor to one of two winning teams, led by AAI Corporation and comprised of [...]
FAA certifies missionary’s Subaru-powered flying car
Sparks are flying as we walk into the airplane hanger. Steve Saint is sharpening a machete on an electric grinder. He comes over to introduce himself wielding the knife he extols as both a tool and a weapon. But we’ve come to talk about something else he is working on, a flying car. Saint heads [...]
Terrafugia – The Transition® Roadable Aircraft Receives
FAA Grants Terrafugia Extra Takeoff Weight for Road Safety Features Woburn, MA — June 17, 2010: Terrafugia, Inc., developer of the Transition ® Roadable Aircraft, or “Flying Car”, has received an exemption from the FAA to allow the Transition ® a maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of 1430 pounds (650 kg). This additional weight accommodates the [...]
