DocumentCode
918102
Title
Grounded
Author
Upson, Sandra
Volume
44
Issue
1
fYear
2007
Firstpage
32
Lastpage
34
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.2007.273039
Filename
4049957
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