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Transition getting closer to???

aeromed202

SOH-CM-2014
Getting closer..

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 — dubbed the Transition — has two seats, four wheels and wings that fold up so it can be driven like a car. Last month, it flew at 1,400 feet for eight minutes. Commercial jets fly at 35,000 feet.
Around 100 people have already put down a $10,000 deposit to get a Transition when they go on sale, and those numbers will likely rise after Terrafugia introduces the Transition to the public later this week at the New York Auto Show. But don't expect it to show up in too 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.

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I still don't know what to make of this yet, but the hair is standing up on my neck.
 
It is an ugly plane and and even uglier car. If I had almost $300.000 to blow I'd buy a new Cirrus and a nice used Honda!
 
Love the idea and I believe enough dreamers (with $) will probably make this live...if only for a while.
 
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