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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Flying Cars



You may often hear stories about the concept of flying cars, but none that really can be purchased in the market. Most of them fail to be commercialized for the normal consumer market - perhaps because they are too expensive or not practical at all.
However, now is your dream to reality when a company that successfully developed a flying car that 'really' can fly and also the price is not too expensive.
Transition is the name of the flying car or the ground plane Terrafugia output.Whatever name you the title, but the vehicle has been tested for their flight in March.
Combined hybrid vehicles cars and planes has also received recognition from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
FAA has given approval to the vehicle to weigh more than the standard weight of a light sport aircraft (LSA) which is 599 kilograms.
This means that pilots do not need a pilot license that requires the approval of certain common but just as easily as a pilot course LSA.
Terrafugia Transition want to market to private pilots as a way easier and cheaper to fly.
The company provides 20-hour training for those interested in driving and Transition pilots available only require preparatory courses only.
According to the company, the flying car that can now be ordered to pay a deposit of RM31, 346 for vehicles that are expected to cost between RM627, 000 and RM784, 000.
So far, the company has received 80 orders and the first shipment is expected to be done by the end of this year. What is interesting about this aircraft is that they have wings that can be developed when it was flying, and folded when the car is driven.
This vehicle also has a security system when it operates as an aircraft or vehicle, such as air bags, a parachute system, and so forth.
Terrafugia Chief Executive Officer, said Carl Dietrich, Transition will be equipped with the best safety features for aircraft and automobiles, and became "one of the safest in the world of LSA."
For companies, the Transition is designed as an aircraft that can operate on the highway and not a car that can fly even though they have both these characteristics.
Transformer
Another flying car prototype that was developed was the Transformer (TX), AVX Aircraft Co. products.
The aircraft is still in early stages of research and development (R & D) projects him to Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) the United States.
Vehicles for air and the aircraft was designed for use by the military, but not impossible it will be sold to ordinary consumers as well as a Hummer car.
However Transformer is a combination of cars and helicopters, and can be left without a runway and landed on everywhere.
Two fans are placed at the rear of these vehicles will provide the same leap in the air or ground.
The speed of the air can reach 225 kilometers per hour (km / h), 129 km / h on normal roads and 48 km / h on the road adventure.
These vehicles can switch from a helicopter into a car in less than a minute and can make the flight as far as 462 kilometers with a single oil field.
In conclusion, the two flying cars or planes that can operate on the road is indeed the future of technology is still awaited by many of us.




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