Anyone who has ever been undone by dogged traffic jams must listen up, by the end of next year this dream could be a reality. For only a mere $10K down payment one can reserve your very own Terrafugia Transition, a flying vehicle which will also be street legal. The company has been working on the plan for this automobile beginning in 2006 and it is finally becoming a reality.

This flying vehicle, or as it is called by Terrafugia, the road able aircraft gets 30 mpgs on the highway, possesses front wheel drive, plus can handle 2 occupants. The storage area features room for many items. The car can accomplish standard highway speeds while still being capable of fitting in a normal garage and parking place if the wings are turned up. When its time to take flight just engage the button in the drivers area and unfold the vehicles wings. Then all you need is a mere one-third of a mile of straight black top to takeoff. Technically you do have to take off and land at a legal airport so air traffic is managed. But hopefully this will change in the near future.

With a range of 400 miles and a cruising velocity of one hundred fifteen miles per hour aloft, the Transition is ideal for the long family trip. Terrafugia reports this vehicle is ideal for travels between 1 hundred to 400 miles. An operator only requires a drivers license and a Light Sports Aircraft license to work the Transition. This pilots license only necessitates twenty hours of flying time with just five of those must be solo. Buyers can even gain the flight permit through Terrafugia.

The safety characteristics of the Transition comply with all government auto safety criteria imposed by the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration). It includes crumple zones, airbags and some other safety features needed to make the auto street legal. Supplementary safety features follow FAA rules.

The Terrafugial Transition is prepared to make its introduction at the end of 2011.

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