http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/1658 Feel Smart Again Sun, 8 Nov 2009 19:22:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/1658/comment-page-1#comment-133986 Flying Car Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:48:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/1658#comment-133986 Flying cars may soon leap from the world of science fiction into reality. Terrafugia today said it had successfully flown its Transition Roadable Aircraft that can transform itself from car to plane version in less than 30 seconds.There have been successes that never began mass production, and miserable failures including a flying car that used the Ford Pinto. (That should have been the first clue it was headed for disaster.) Well, there is now a company called Terrafugia, and they have a roadable aircraft (that's the term) called the Transition. The Transition has folding wings, and can reach over 100 mph in the air, 60 mph on the ground, runs on gasoline and has a range of about 400 miles. You'll need some hefty personal loans for one however, as this flying car has a sticker price of about $200,000. Flying cars may soon leap from the world of science fiction into reality. Terrafugia today said it had successfully flown its Transition Roadable Aircraft that can transform itself from car to plane version in less than 30 seconds.There have been successes that never began mass production, and miserable failures including a flying car that used the Ford Pinto. (That should have been the first clue it was headed for disaster.) Well, there is now a company called Terrafugia, and they have a roadable aircraft (that’s the term) called the Transition. The Transition has folding wings, and can reach over 100 mph in the air, 60 mph on the ground, runs on gasoline and has a range of about 400 miles. You’ll need some hefty personal loans for one however, as this flying car has a sticker price of about $200,000.

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