Look, Up in the Sky, It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane It’s… A Car??? Terrafugia’s Transition Roadable Aircraft
File this under “I have seen the future and it is now”. This flying car would be the stuff of fantasy, or folly, except for one thing, it is exists and can be ordered now. Called the Transition, this car/plane (or is it plane/car??) is the brainchild of an MIT aerospace PhD Carl Dietrich and it has moved past the development phase in record time with him only conceiving of the idea in 2006. As the Transition’s website explains, Every pilot faces uncertain weather, rising costs, and ground transportation hassles on each end of the flight. The Transition® combines…