Terrafugia TF-X: A four-seater flying car - IBNLive

Stuck in traffic jam? Use your car's flying button. Seriously! US scientists have designed a next-gen flying car, Terrafugia TF-X, which is capable of taking off vertically and flying completely on its own. It could be on the roads within a decade. It won't require a pilot's license to operate. The Terrafugia TF-X flying car can take off vertically and has a flying range of 805 km. Once airborne, the two propellers fold back and propulsion is handled by an engine mounted behind the cockpit. TF-X is a hybrid electric flying car designed to revolutionise personal travel with advanced technology and intelligent vehicle systems that greatly simplify safe personal flight. The manufacturers claim the TF-X is a plug-in hybrid. Electric motors handle road driving, and assist during takeoff and landing. Everything from take-off, to flying, and eventual touch-down at the chosen destination will be handled automatically by the Terrafugia. Terrafugia claims its road-legal and highly automated flying car could be on the road (and in the air) within 8-12 years. Terrafugia estimates it takes just five hours of practise to learn to drive and fly a TF-X. The TF-X calculates the total distance, and determines whether there is suitable fuel range. via Technology - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEPXX6YBAhdXwR91Lbx07sm_-utsw&url=http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/13400.html

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