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Thread ID: 124096	2012-04-05 23:24:00	Driven to Fly - the folding wing FLYING CAR	WalOne (4202)	PC World Chat

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1268541	2012-04-05 23:24:00	FLYING CAR ( . terrafugia . com/video_D2 . html" target="_blank">www . terrafugia . com) A nice "four-point" landing, too :) From the Telegraph: The vehicle, called 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 US$10,000 deposit towards a Transition when they go on sale, and those numbers are expected to rise after its display in New York . But do not expect it to show up in too many driveways . It is expected to cost US$279,000 . It also will not help drivers stuck in traffic as the vehicle requires a runway to take off and land . That's a legality of course . Light aircraft have been using roads and makeshift runways for years . Interesting that whereas most everything opens and shuts at the push of a button, before flight the pilot had to manually retract the rear view mirrors . I see the price at the pump is US$3 . 86 a US gallon, near enough to US$1 . 00 a litre - NZ$1 . 22!!	WalOne (4202)
1268542	2012-04-06 00:05:00	I wonder if you could leave the mirrors out to watch for the Hun in the sun attack. I wonder why they are very slow to test fly it. For months they did no flying after a test hop, now 8 minute test flight. I am picking with the nose it would high drag and a handfull at slow speed or with engine failure.	prefect (6291)
1268543	2012-04-06 00:15:00	Slight ding whilst confused by the new Give Way rules and your airworthiness certificate is worthless - I'll wait a few years.	decibel (11645)
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