World’s First Flying Car – turns into a Plane in 15 Seconds!

The time has come and there is good news for the motorists always fantasized about the “Flying Car!”
The word’s first flying car - Terrafugia Transition is:

• Powered by the same 100bhp engine on the ground and in the air.
• Able to fly up to 500 miles on a single tank of petrol at a cruising speed of 115mph. [on roads at up to 90mph.]
• Expected retail price of $200,000 (£132,000).
• Can transform itself from a two-seater road car to a plane in 15 seconds
• Is expected to land in showrooms in about 18 months’ time.
• Needs 1,700ft of uncluttered road before it can take off.
• Scheduled to take to the skies next month.

Did you know?

• A fictional flying car featured in the 1970s James Bond movie “The Man With The Golden Gun”
• Moulton Taylor built the first flying car around 1949: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moulton_Taylor
• The Moller Skycar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moller_Skycar