Transition flying car close to reality
...many driveways. It's expected to cost $279,000. And it won't help if you're stuck in traffic. The car needs a runway. The flying car has always had a special place in the American imagination. Inventors have been trying to make them since the 1930s, according...info
Street-legal flying car cleared for takeoff
...the Jetsons with everyone driving one in five years? No," admitted Winfield Keller, vice president of The International Flying Car Association, a trade group. "But we are getting to the point where 10, maybe 15 years from now that the people owning and operating...info
Coming Soon, The First Flying Car
...there have been about 100 deposits of US$ 10,000 each. The Transition flying car will be unveiled at the New York International Auto Show this week. Does this mean that in the futureâ€"like 15 minutes of fameâ€"everyone would have their own flying car?...info
Flying car closer to reality
...feet. (AP Photo/Terrafugia.com) MANDATORY CREDIT Woburn, Mass.-based Terrafugia Inc. said Monday that its prototype flying car has completed its first flight, bringing the company closer to its goal of selling the flying car within the next year. The vehicle...info
Flying-Car Insurance May Cost $60,000
...to make sure car flyers have coverage. “We wouldn’t let them out on their own trying to secure an insurance program for a flying car,†says Richard Gersh, the company’s vice president of business development. “We can’t discuss specifics because we’re still...info
The Flying Car Is Here!
...a starting price of $279,000. One hundred people have already ordered Transition, each making a $10,000 down payment. Will flying cars ever rule the road (and the sky)? If they do, will everyone have to get a pilot's license? Regulatory agencies like the FAA...info
Video: Terrafugia's flying car gassing up and taking flight
...living in some incredible technological times. We've been following Terrafugia's Transition flying car since it made shockwaves in 2009. Promised to be ready for sale by last year, the Transition is now slated for release later this year. Terrafugia's just...info
World's First Flying Car Has Successful Test Flight
...airplane to market can be overcome.†Meteer talked in the email about what it felt to be the pilot of the world’s first flying car. “I have a new key on my key ring…a key to a new form of personal transportation in a flying car,†he told RedOrbit. “Flying...info
Flying car test flight (VIDEO)
...be in driveways by the end of the year. (Terrafugia /Courtesy) Woburn, Mass.-based Terrafugia Inc., the company developing a flying car â€" or "roadable aircraft" â€" said it completed the first test flight of its production prototype at Plattsburgh International...info
POP VIDEO: Your Flying Car Is Almost Ready
...sell for 300,000 bucks. Meanwhile, U.S. flying car company Terrafugia has also completed a successful test flight of its own flying car market prototype, the Transition. It will debut Friday at the New York International Auto Show, and will be available to...info