Friday 6th April 2012

The Transition Roadable Aircraft, developed by Terrafugia, Inc., made its auto show debut at the 2012 New York International Auto Show. The Massachusetts firm priced the commercial flying car at $279,000. The Transition has retractable wings, which allows it to be taken out on the road. It requires at least 1,700 feet of runway in order to take off. In the air, it can cruise at 105 miles per hour with a maximum speed of 115 miles per hour. On the road, it can go about 35 miles per hour. There is enough room for two passengers, one of them the pilot, and the aircraft can bear up to 460 pounds of added weight. The aircraft has a 23-gallon tank and gets 20 miles per gallon in the air, and 35 miles per gallon on the road, Bloomberg reported. It is more efficient at cruising speeds, burning five gallons per hour, which gives it a maximum range of 490 miles.