Terrafugia landing

[NicoloBip]

ey men can you send me the plane to fsx please

[neotokyomedia]

Cg.. wheres the real footage

[snorkelinatv08]

X plane sucks

[Alain042000]

pour fsx

[drimbis2]

you wont have your personal airport anywhere if u plant to land in the highway dont forget the speed the space and the wings what about if those get in the wrongs hands suicidals will hit comercial airplanes buidings and the white house.they will rescue convicts they will kidnap people etc.

[tala12]

how is these thing suppose to fly in traffic, i mean, cars are to close together, and it needs a lot of space to take off. also in landing... these is just BS.

[fras1788]

@tala12 They are designed to take off from small airports, and land at small air ports, but then after you land, you can simply leave the airport while driving it away. lol

[JonnyBgr]

Guess you can download the Terrafugia for Flight Simulator X/2004 LoL!

[minotaur3868]

Pity this is CGI and not real, as I would have preferred to see the real Terrafugia landing

[KruassanThe]

pizdato!

[jgoodness20]

this sick but as usual only the rich always afford this toys

[matthew12121313]

xoaLyYsSa about $200 000 second hand

[xoaLyYsSa]

Just wondering...

Even though I have quite a bit knowledge on aircraft, I am just wondering how much does the common aircraft cost??

$250 000 - 300 000???

[nbabound444]

lol @Morndenkainen

[Morndenkainen]

Thank god the poor and the stupid simply will not be able to afford these things. Fortunatley, the rich and stupid are relatively few in number despite being fairly high profile, they should die out quickly leaving the skies safe for the rest of us.

[Tib38500]

ouaou c'est trop cool cette voiture =)

[PoppedLASTICZ]

Let's see?...On a car, if the motor blows out, you have to call a wrecker...DARN...If the motor blows out on a flying car, you DIE!

See the difference, and why these flying cars aren't practical?

[joemania12]

its not like it just falls out of the sky, it just becomes a glider, you still have full control of the aircraft so pick a field or a road (since it is a car too) and just set it down. its actually quite practical and extremely ingenious, a really great idea.

[PoppedLASTICZ]

Well, speaking of practical, imagine how many people wreck every day distracted while driving.....Now, imagine that same number but with flying cars into crowded neighborhoods all across the country. Imagine taking a shower, then suddenly, bam! a flying car in your bathroom.

[joemania12]

you will need at least a sport pilots license to operate one of these crafts, so you have, to an extent, training on what to do in this sort of engine loss scenario. as far as i know airplanes dont go through peoples houses everyday, thats not to say that it doesn't happen once in a while but there are other options like fields and roads (since it does have wheels like a car).

training people to fly aircraft wont eliminate this from happening but it will reduce the possibility.

[joemania12]

no matter what i say, you will be able to pick holes in this idea, which is why its still in testing and the regulations behind operating them and how airspace will be laid out are still in the works. its an amazing idea that people will one day be able to use these as transportation.

[PoppedLASTICZ]

I'm certain it will work on long distance use. Generally my opinion of most drivers isn't favorable, and trying to fathom all of these people getting pilot's training boggles my mind. Honestly I think if we really are going to have flying cars, we're going to need completely different physics, & propulsion, not propellers

[jgoodness20]

@PoppedLASTICZ its actually also dangerous in terms of immigration ,people can fly without getting visas i guess thats what this means

[frankovich213]

@jgoodness20

Why? How does this make it any easier to fly without a visa?

People can already steal a plane and use it to fly to another country without visas.

You'll still need a pilot's license and skills to fly this.

Not to mention fuel would run out long before you got to another country.

[musician2598]

If that scenario is coming, I think you should install an anti-missile system so you can blow it into pieces before it falls down crashing into your bedroom !!! I guess it would be morally and legally correct, because the people inside that falling vehicule will die anyway, but this might save your family´s lives.

[jvanbeem]

Again, air spaces aren't a "free-for-all" with traffic. If you want to drive from home to work, you need to take one of a possible set of routes to get there, you're not allowed to drive over people's fences and backyards to get where you want to go since it will cause mayhem if everyone else is doing the same. The same applies to air space, you need to follow routes and paths set by controllers. Granted increased traffic load is a possible challenge, but one controllers deal with regardless.

[DevilMaster]

The sky is much larger than a street. Road accidents happen so frequently because there's so little space in the streets that the cars are all crammed together.

[jvanbeem]

PoppedLASTICZ: Every plane, by its very nature, has the ability to glide. Engines die in planes too, you know, in which case pilots engage in a series of steps to either try to restart it or look for a safe place to set the plane down - you don't fall out of the sky as you so alarmingly (and perhaps ignorantly?) suggest.

[jesusisbetter]

@PoppedLASTICZ

You obviously have little knowlege of airplanes.

On a light airplane, like Terrafugia, if the engine "blows" (as PoppedLASTICZ says) you do not "die," you merely glide to a suitable landing place, such as a field.

The Terrafugia can be practical, but is going to be more of a rich person's toy, if it ever gets into production.

PoppedLASTICZ, you ought to get more aviation wisdom before spouting nonsense.

[PoppedLASTICZ]

I don't claim to be an expert. I have no knowledge of flying airplanes, correct. I pose questions. People are saying these will be our flying cars, & I wonder, how does that realistically fit into every day driver accidents. These would have to be long distance travel. I can't imagine people using this short distances to drop the kids off at school, etc....

[DevilMaster]

Of course the "flying" part of this flying car is meant for long distance travel. That's why its inventors call it a roadable airplane: it's supposed to be driven to the nearest airport, take off from the track, fly to the airport that is closer to its destination, land and complete the travel on its wheels again.

[jgoodness20]

@PoppedLASTICZ i think the car is just another form for rich people to buy and show off as a sign of wealth

[strongdude76]

Talk about blind spots with the wings.

[skygirl1789]

this is bullshit

[junior2290]

kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

ilario

[Chongles]

jajaj lo mete en el garage xD

[misterbearbe]

Speak english nobody understands a word you are saying.

[waynegacy666]

Don't you understand the word garage? Hahaha...

Spanish is more spoken than English, I think Spanish is the 2nd language in the world

[Miron111111]

I think they need to do some work on suspension / landing gear. The wheels as they are way too close to the car's underbelly. A slight tilt would cause it to impact the landing strip. Perhaps not when the weather ideal and a test pilot guides the vehicle, but when an under - taught and overconfident man like me takes it to the skies.

[Blowinskunk87]

drug smugling FOSHO!!!!!

[tovopro]

Oh geez, it's a friggin' plane you can drive home. On top of that, the friggin' folded wings scraped that garage door!!!!!

[cdbltravel]

haha that would be good for evading cop cars, just fly haha

[bimboboy1948]

instrument rateing and a pilots licence will be required and most of the requirements of a solo pilot , but lets dream a little ,is this a step into another world ,road and air travel as you please most aviation officials think its about time we stepped up to the plate and took to the air , of corse by 2099 road travel will be something of the past that most of our grand kids will laugh about ,air travel in the private sector must come ,

[DesignoSLK]

No instrument rating is required as the rule for LSAs is VFR only. And the license required (in addition to an automotive driver's license) is the new Sport License which is half the requirements for a PPL.

[farzsad]

The thing is a flying deathtrap without substantial redesign and a lot more horsepower.

[zehaas]

The entire point of a roadable aircraft is that you can park it at home and avoid paying hangar fees at the airport. Additionally, you don't have to arrange for ground transport to your destination, and you don't have to wait at the airport to transfer your bags to another vehicle.

[neutron7]

ok a roadable aircraft is fine. just don't call it a "flying car"

[neutron7]

why not just get a nice plane and a nice car instead of an ugly plane-car

[Code9Pickle]

well that's the point of it a car and a plane just like the iPhone 3G instead of separate phone and iPod they have the iPhone 3G.

[Termy58]

get away vehicle

[LaiMax]

a nice air plane with 4 wheel!!! very smart idea!! much better than make a flying car! great!!

[pochanglin]

get outa here!! if u fly this shit into any modern sky scraper, it'll be like a bug flying itself into a fucking windscreen of a moving car!! Hell!! i'll be happy if they tried to pull this shit!! two more terrorist down... just few dozen of thousands more lol!! shit! i'll buy them this damn thing myself so the only casualty in the suicide bombing is the dumb terrorist themselves if they're idiot enough to try to blow shit up with this thing!!

[loneknight97]

You can't even afford it, you damn redneck

[pochanglin]

come on are you fucking with me!?? terrorism becomes a lot cheaper!?? how is this cheaper compared to axes and home made bomb that's made from fertiliser!??

[Marenqo]

terrorism becomes a lot cheaper this way

[dycheman]

Keep living in fear pussy.

[whitter86]

you forgot the liberal in front of pussy. "liberal pussy"

[onelikeseabass]

Fear pussy... mmm sounds tasty.

I think you forgot a comma :).

[pratiksaha]

thats a super-intelligent suggestion.. you cannot possibly track the purchase of a $194,000 car you mean ? and then are you aware of RC aircrafts and helicopters ?

[George21T]

why does terrorism have to do with bad ass concept you make me sick . in thinking terror is a good thing

[navysealblackwater]

this is the worst idea in a long time, if idoit people can barley keep their cars on the road what chance do they have in the sky?! f- that

[virtuastudios]

pretty damn experienced? who says you need to be experienced to pilot something? and to top that ever heard of a driving test?... idiots..

[bbjneely]

You guys that are bitching are wrong! So you think everyone is going to be able to afford a 200,000 dollar roadable airplane? How many Lamborghini's do u see on the road?? AND I think if you drop 200 grand on it, i bet you will be pretty damn experienced at drive/flying it, so you will not crash

[baldwinfajardo]

not every and any dumbass can go out and fly one. they need their certificate and medical. they wont be able to "screw traffic" and fly wherever the hell they want. there are strict regulations that can land huge penalties. Especially if all they have is a Sport license, which i think people would try to take as an "easy route" to use their new toy. much more limitations. private pilots and up can fly this with more freedom. by the time anyone has their private, safety is drilled into their dna

[CENAfan526]

this doesnt even make sense because u pro need to learn to operate it nd some training wit flying otheriwise ppl would be like screw the traffic downtown ill fly to work whts the point of this really

[kamikrazycanadian]

NO GAYGAYGYAGYA Idea!

no jobs for future pilots! this is BAIRY bad!

CRAI ;;_;; Moar Plex!

its cool and all but its bad because i want to be a pilot, and this cant be gud for pilots futures!

[whiteape992]

I totally agree, seeing as how bad people drive today, if every car turns out like this then we are so fucked, because a lot of people suck enough at just driving in the first place, let alone flying a car. This could get rid of the purpose of airplanes, which is very sad...

[skyseeker901]

But it's a plane....

You need a pilot's license...

[SpaceMedic]

I wouldn't worry too much, it's a light aircraft, it's going to require at least a sport pilots license in order to fly it. If you wanted to take it in bad weather, you'd be required to possess a pilot's license and an instrument rating. As a pilot, I am not concerned about this at all. If anything, it will simply be a recreational vehicles for people of the aviation community.

[xXsaintJXx]

Yeah made by a company in massachuesettes (spelled wrong) it was in my lil brothers homework, lol thats awesome

[DeathCail]

I saw it in the magazine it said next year by 2010 it will on sale. I bet you're going to have to get a pilot permit aswell though.

[stevenpam]

Yes, it's a "roadable airplane", not a "flyable car". You'll definitely need a Light Sport Pilot license.

[MGman800]

It looks like a Smart Car with wings and a propeller.

[Adisayam1989]

That is amazing! When is it releasing?

[devon2576]

2010

[Adisayam1989]

Thanks

[dirtydeedscanada]

Personally I'd be concerned with damage to the exterior of the plane while driving it on the highway. Also having such a light car with odd angular pieces sticking out would make it a nightmare behind a tractor trailer or during a crosswind on the highway. Personally I can't see anyone driving one of these down the road. The concept is cool but the wings need to be hidden better when it is a car.

[jzeerod]

id be more concerned for my life.

[chefadong]

i think the main idea of it being a car is ultimately so you do not have to pay for the storage and the convenience

[midkollen]

Here is what his MIT professor had to say about him, In my 30 years as a teacher [at MIT], I cannot recall a clearer exponent of the Edison mindset, said MIT Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics Manuel Martinez-Sanchez, one of Dietrichs recommenders for the $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize. Carl is routinely cycling back and forth between what is known and what is possible.

Give them time to get it right. They are on schedule with their production

[midkollen]

Have you researched the speaker's biography in this video?

Carl Dietrich - 2006 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize Winner and S.B. (1999), S.M. (2003) and Ph.D. (2006) in aeronautics and astronautics from MIT. In 1998 Dietrich co-founded the MIT Rocket Team. He holds a patent for his Centrifugal Direct Injection Engine (CDIE)—a low-cost, high-performance rocket propulsion engine. CDIE operates without a conventional turbopump pressurization system, which greatly reduces its complexity and cost.

[mabunga10]

I don't think anyone with $200,000.00 to spare is going to live in a house like that one. This is rich man's toy if that.

[mroctopuslungs]

200k isnt that much -_-

[Gypsyjiver]

Why is there no video footage of this machine actually flying? Take off- in flight maneuvering- landing. I've searched the company website and web. NOTHING AT ALL!

[sulsa76]

Because it's never actually been flown yet.  There is supposed to be a test flight this month.

[Jamesbuffdaddy]

Too bad you can only fly thsi thing in Alaska thus far!

[boxerboi187]

is this aircraft street legal???

[LiviuFloreaRo]

yes. the wings are retractable

[frekijsimpson]

are there any videos of this flying for REAL??

[FeceMcGee]

how much do you think this thing will cost? i wonder if we'll be able to start flying if traffic is bad... wouldn't we need clearance from air traffic control or something so we don't get shot down?

[whh01]

194 thousand dollars... going into production now.

[Anh5langthang]

ugly

[Shaunt1]

They said it a simulation dumbass

[LookMaNoBrains]

FAKE. its all 3D animation. NOT real.

i want my money back!!!

[DesignoSLK]

Your username speaks volumes.

[DesignoSLK]

I'll be getting one. As a Private Pilot, ground transportation at your destination can be a royal pain! The average Joe won't be jumping all over this. What's required physically and financially will scare the majority off. My PPL cost me over $7500 in 2003 at an AF Aero Club (very cheap). Although this will only require a Sport License, it still will not be cheap to get certified.

FYI...they are not NASA engineers, they are Awarded MIT engineers and all 3 have their pilots licenses.

[killme2times1]

This is awesome. This is a good example of how far the evolution has come. This might be expensive now, but don't you think the first car ever made was expensive? In the old days no one could afford a car...

[Bmcgro]

Because it flies Stoopid!!!

[knutoletube]

why would anyone want an ugly ass car like that?

[KesavaAVP]

because it's cool to have a car like that!

[kieran369]

i dont care about the looks, it can fuckin' FLY!!!!!!

[lunnsworld]

For some of the previous comments...the jetsons invented the flying car around 40 years ago, not 20. And for the guy that said it'll never work for unstable and weak wing structure....the is thing is going out in the next few months...by next year it'll be on alot of showroom floors...its not intended to replace the car...or to be a car that can fly...its intended to be a plane that can drive like a car. Yes you will need a pilot license.

[grumpone]

With all the stupid drivers causing mayhem on the roads, can you imagine these same characters zipping around in the air. The death toll would rise 10x.

[phoneoperator]

1) you need a driver's license and a sport pilot license to operate it

2) it's not intended to replace the car

3) it's $200,000

[ksrslr]

...It's amazing how many ways that wouldn't work. Yaw would be quite unstable, an aerodynamic stall would be un-recoverable, the wing structure would be weak, it would be very slow on the ground (let alone aloft), the suspension would have to be so strong that the ride would be un-bearable on the road, it would be so heavy that it would need an engine bigger than can fit into it, and there is no room for a fuel tank to make flight worth while...and that's just the tip of the Iceberg.

[cyprenator]

it actually will fly 500 miles on a single tank of gas. its cruising speed is 115 mph, and was developed by former NASA engineers. so take your stupid ass somewhere else.

[spartanindahouse]

People can't figure out a 4 way stop and in the future we are all pilots? You think gas is expensive now? Make it electric and maybe it is an idea to benefit the future. Hope that someone creates something better out of this - but nice video. The Jetsons invented flying cars 20 years ago!

[spartanindahouse]

Don't let your wife back it out of the garage!

[thexxinvinciblexxone]

I don't think I'd want you backin it out either, spartanindahouse.

[Prosth3tic]

Yeah.. I don't want 16 year old girls to be flying around in half a ton of metal and plastic above my house, no one does.

[thexxinvinciblexxone]

Dummy, 16 year old girls won't be flying around in this thing. You have to have a pilot's license to fly the thing, and you can't get a pilot's license till you are 17. And only people who are willing to put in several thousand dollars for pilot's training and 200 grand to buy the car/plane will be flying them around anyway.

You are a big dummy.

[MrLesWhite]

This is a 20th century idea that is pretty impractical today. Not to mention the design of the wheels are no way going to make it on common (esp suburb) streets and highways, plus the folding wings and tail would lose structural integrity from the wind resistance during land travel. Add that up with the fact that the company name and product is one in the same and this looks like a doomed business/scam. Anyone who gets this would be a collector or for nostalgia.

Just my 2 cent

[dishybloke1974]

are u ready 2 pay 200.000$ for that?

[paradigm12345]

Cant they just make some level of the atmosphere anti gravity and then we could fly around like the cars in blade runner.

[zoe4505]

I hangar at my house ($200 per month saving), I drive 8 miles to the local airport, I fly 30 miles (over the most congested highway in the state) to the airport in the state capitol, I drive 2 miles to work, I fly 400 miles to a project site (landing 2 miles away and driving the rest), I save 2 hours of travel time each way, I eat dinner with my kids. I can see the advantage.

[pubtor]

soon everyone can join the mile high club

[premonotion]

don't even know if it flies. What a jip

[scook281]

I could fly from Boston to ski in Killington Vermont every weekend all winter long in this vehicle. Sure beats getting up at 5:00 am and driving 3 hours just to ski and then drive back 3 more hours. The Transition could get me from Boston to Killington, VT in less than an hour. Now that is cool!

Stephen Cook

Marlborough, MA

[scook281]

Carl and Sam:

When can I come to Woburn, MA and help start up your production line and help validate your design and production processes. I work as a Quality Engineer and Manufacturing Engineer doing design and process validation.

Stephen Cook, Marlborough, MA

[scook281]

I believe that this is the greatest invention related to personal transporation since Henry Ford's Model T, and the Wright Brothers Flyer, combined.

A suggestion: the wings should be folded up on top like a fly or moths wing. This will elimate the car mode problem of crosswinds blowing the car over due to the wings large surface area exposed to the crosswind. Carl Dietrich, Sam and team, You Rock!!!

Stephen Cook

Marlborough, MA

[chrislawless]

"I believe that this is the greatest invention related to personal transporation since Henry Ford's Model T, and the Wright Brothers Flyer, combined"

its a fold up plane its nothing revolutionary, its an expensive toy nothing more

[Hrrpttr854]

The model T itself wasn't revolutionary either - it was the tech behind it that made it cheap. In this case, the idea for a flying car's been around since the 50's, but this could still be much different. Don't overplay this, but don't disregard it's potential either

[thomasuras]

just need FED X and a fleet of cargo planes and every one buy a smart car , catch a cargo plane going your way . it would be cheaper faster safer

[coolgrey1]

I think most people miss the point of the design intent. They are NOT trying to make a "flying car" for the masses, they are trying design a plane that can fly to other airports that can also be used as ground transportation once you arrive at your destination airport. Today, in a normal private plane, once you fly to a small municipal airport, unless someone else provides local ground transport, you are stuck at the airport. This design solves the problem "How do we get to the.. after we land?"

[myndenway]

But this makes no sense. What is the purpose? For 200,000 dollars, anyone can buy a much better airplane, and a much better car. Since one had to drive the terrafugia to an airport to take off, why not just drive a real car and then fly a real airplane? Oh, so you can drive to any airport to take off? Is that the idea? So you drive around in this bakery truck and then decide as you exit the grocery store that you will drive 25 miles to the nearest airport to fly -- where exactly?

[coolgrey1]

They are NOT solving how to get between your home and the airport. The problem they are trying to solve is what you do AFTER you fly SOMEWHERE ELSE, like a small municipal airport. The trick is to fly somewhere else and THEN be able to drive to your hotel, cabin, into town, and explore somewhere new.

[GoRacing1]

The Plane looks cool but the car is as ugly as HELL.

[trav1971]

looks good in concept and cgi but lets see the prototype in action!!

[spookie100]

Any new idea will have it's problems, obviously it is not perfect, but at least it's a start, any thing that flies needs aerofoils somewhere. (except rockets and balloons, yes OK). The Wright Brothers were laughed at too. To everyone who thinks the concept is crap, if/when you come up with a better idea that works PERFECTLY, then talk, until then, be quiet. I hope some genius inventor ignores the nay sayers and gets a car that can fly above traffic to solve the gridlock on the roads.

[12489HS]

you can buy it in 2009

[planorcu1]

for pilots...:) for drive to car yo must have a pilot licance (PPL...)

[lemaysun]

unfortunatly disgusting :(

[tmryigit]

bad design

[klock58]

The thing about people trying to make flying cars is that they look ugly and more like planes

[ritchthofen]

BULL S H I T

XD

[butanobets]

wow...nice...^^ is a bird

[Videado]

it's a big lie!!! in the air all this shits will crash!! the air traffic doesnt exist!!!

[ouijaouija]

wtf its not real, just a simulation

[roman3of23]

No crap! It's in development

[Fargiori]

coooooooooooooooooooooool

[bostero82]

JAJAJAJA, this is very stupid, Yanke GO HOME

[Leandrobeackman]

Great! I have both! I'll save the money for that, lol!

[niclasbroberg21]

obviously you would need a car license and a pilots license...

come on guys use your heads....

[gandda]

it is nice i iam looking for a car like that but what about driving license-pilot or a driver?

[remsukas]

what about the driver license?xD

[OlenLaheJeE]

i wouldn't drive with this ugly trash...its like somekinda toy-robot....i will be humyliated:S:S:S

[pray4jerusalem]

drunkards will be dropping from skies like flies on us. Who anyways can afford something like this? maybe just the rich,like always.

[tyronnebigumms]

it's really not THAT crazy expensive..actually pretty damn cheap considering what it is..$148,000..

[mcdickinson]

ive checked it out, this thing is actually very plausible, realistic performance, economy, practicality.

[Jholkis]

Muito bom, mais 15 mil dolares eh fods =/

[Malakodarmenos]

pretty nice idea ;) a future flying car :D

[jumpin88]

this is a nice vehicle! i want one.

[CompTechInfo]

Cool, but anything can fly in computer animation. Let's see this thing fly in real life!

[maromo1]

El prototipo real se mostró hace poco en Valencia.