The joy of being able to lift off from the midst of a Bank Holiday traffic jam and then just zip to your destination by air has for almost a century been one of those technological marvels that was, we were promised, just around the corner.
That dream is one giant leap closer today as the Terrafugia Transition, a light aircraft that can fold itself up into a road-legal car is to go into production after having been given a special weight exemption by the US Federal Air Authority.
According to the Register, Terrafugia has managed to persuade the FAA to allow its little plane to be a little heavier than the normal little plane–110 pounds heavier.
One can barely wait for the day when, on one’s local TV station, a Terrafugia dealer offers special reductions and claims that they are flying out of the showroom.
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