Abstract :
The Mass.-based company, Terrafugia, has completed a detailed design of a "roadable aircraft" called Transition. Realizing the need for personal air travel, Terrafugia outfitted a small airplane with a drivetrain so that it can be taken on roads and fit into a garage. However, the losses in performance that accompany trying to make an airplane function as a car make for an expensive and undesirable car
Keywords :
aircraft; automobiles; automotive engineering; design engineering; Terrafugia; Transition; aerodynamic performance; drivetrain; flying car; four-wheel platform; light-sport aircraft class; roadable aircraft; Aerodynamics; Aircraft manufacture; Airplanes; Footwear; North America; Plastics; Prototypes; Roads; Vehicles; Wind;
