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# Terrafugia Transition transforms from car to plane
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## The Terrafugia Transition, a light aircraft that can convert into a road-
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legal automobile, is to go into production after being given a special weight
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exemption by the US Federal Aviation Administration.
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4:14PM BST 29 Jun 2010
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[Comments][1]
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Light sport aircraft licences require just 20 hours' flying time, making them
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much easier to obtain than full private licences.
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The two-seater Transition can use its front-wheel drive on roads at ordinary
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highway speeds, with wings folded, at a respectable 30 miles per gallon. Once
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it has arrived at a suitable take-off spot - an airport, or adequately sized
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piece of flat private land - it can fold down the wings, engage its rear-
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facing propellor, and take off. The folding wings are electrically powered.
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* ## [Terrafugia Transition: How the flying car works][2]
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* ## [Terrafugia Transition: A history of the flying car][3]
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* ## [Car that becomes a plane in 30 secs][5]
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