Private flying has never been a viable alternative to the car for business use; until now that is. Although someway off, it seems that one US Company may be achieving a practical solution and has created a real 'flyng car'.Every pilot faces uncertain weather, rising costs, and ground transportation hassles on each end of the flight. But the solution is in sight and the long held dream of many; literally to fly-drive, may soon come true if progress continues to be made by US aircraft manufacturer, Terrafugia Inc. of Woburn, MA. It’s state-of-the-art personal aircraft, The Transition® Roadable Aircraft, developed by Terrafugia’s award-winning MIT-trained engineers, combines the unique convenience of being able to fold its wings with the ability to drive on any surface road in a modern personal airplane platform. Stowing the wings for road use and deploying them for flight at the airport is activated from inside the cockpit. This unique functionality addresses head-on the issues faced by today’s Private and Sport Pilots.
Gareth Osborne, APA’s Director General and himself a former professional pilot, is thrilled by news of the company’s achievements and will be watching their progress carefully. “This ranks with the launch of Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic space craft and the first flight by a woman pilot in the RAF’s Red Arrows as a major aeronautical achievement. Long may these advances in aviation continue,” he says.
Gareth Osborne, APA’s Director General and himself a former professional pilot, is thrilled by news of the company’s achievements and will be watching their progress carefully. “This ranks with the launch of Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic space craft and the first flight by a woman pilot in the RAF’s Red Arrows as a major aeronautical achievement. Long may these advances in aviation continue,” he says.
APA
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