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Bulk selling of flying cars to start new year - PHOTO

Bulk selling of flying cars to start new year - <font color=red>PHOTO</font>

09 July 2011 11:36 (UTC +04:00)

But now the flying car has at least been declared officially road legalIt means the Terrafugia Transition could be in U.S. garages as early as next autumn, after two years of delays, APA reports quoting â€œDaily Mailâ€.

It may not be the world’s first flying car, but its makers say it is the first to have wings that fold up automatically at the push of a button. It costs $200,000 - about the same price as a Ferrari - and can be reserved online for what Terrafugia describes as a ’modest’ $10,000 deposit. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has officially announced the Transition, called a ’roadable aircraft’ by its makers, can now be legally driven on America’s roads. It granted the vehicle special dispensations, which allow it to use airplane-style plastic windows instead of the safety glass usually used in cars, as it would be too heavy. According to Terrafugia, it â€œcombines the unique convenience of being able to fold its wings with the ability to drive on any surface road in a modern personal airplane platformâ€. It measures 6m long and just 2m wide when the wings are folded up, but they have a full span of 8m. It has a top speed of 100km per hour on the road, but that soars to 185km per hour the air.

Drivers can convert it from a two-seater road car to a plane in less than 30 seconds with the touch of a button. It doesn’t have a gear stick, but on the road can be controlled with brake and accelerator pedals and a steering wheel like an ordinary car. In the air it is operated with a joystick near the steering wheel.