2. With airplanes, we could traverse long distances quickly but not
taking us exactly where we want to go but to the nearest airport
mostly while sharing the ride with other passengers.
Cars will take us to a more precise location as long as it is
connected by a road, but at a much slower pace.
The fusion of these two technologies will get USA hybrid
which retains a portion of the positives from both sides, leading
to the birth of the “Flying Car”.
3. Terrafugia is a Chinese-owned corporation, based in Woburn,
Massachusetts, United States .
Terrafugia (ter-ra-FOO-jee-ah) is derived from the Latin for
"Escape the Earth".
It is the company which is developing a roadable aircraft called
the Transition and a flying car called the TF-X.
Terrafugia’s mission is to create practical flying cars that enable
a new dimension of personal freedom.
4. TF-X is a mass-market flying car.
The TF-X is capable of seating 4 adults which is usually the
capacity of an average hybrid car.
TF-X is a plug-in hybrid tilt-rotor vehicle and would be the
first fully autonomous flying car.
TF -X is an electric vehicle with Vertical Take Off and
Landing (VTOL) capabilities.
It is a computer controlled flight.
5.
6. Range: 500 miles (800 km).
Cruise Speed: 200 mph (320 km/h).
Engine Fuel: Unleaded automotive gasoline.
Electric Motor Pods: 1 MW of power.
Takeoff and Landing: The TF-X will be able to take
off and land vertically .
7. • TF-X is powered by a gasoline engine when it is in the air
and an electric motor when it is on the road.
• The Twin electric motors attached to each end of the
wings powered by a 300hp engine makes it easy to fly.
The vehicle will take off by tilting its electric-powered
rotor blades by 90 degrees.
• As the vehicle moves to forward flight, the rotor blades
spin around until they are parallel with the vehicle's body.
• Once the flying car is back on the ground, the wing of the
car will fold down in a matter of seconds .
8. THE WINGS ARE FOLDED HERE
WHILE ON ROAD THE WINGS EXTEND
TO TAKEOFF
15. o Conversion between Flight and Drive Modes: The TF-X will employ Terrafugia’s
folding-wing technology to seamlessly convert between flight and drive modes in
under a minute.
o Computer Controlled Flight: The TF-X will employ simplified flight controls and
will require significantly less flight training than a traditional aircraft.
o Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL): Two rotor blades powered by all-
electric motor pods on either side of the vehicle will be used for VTOL
operations.
o Comprehensive Safety Features: In addition to a full suite of automotive safety
features, including a crumple zone, safety cage, airbags, and pre-tensioning load-
limiting seatbelts.
16. The car will also have full-vehicle parachute system that can be activated by the
operator in an emergency.
No Runway is needed.
In case the operator becomes unresponsive, the TF-X would automatically
implement an emergency auto-land at the nearest airport.
The vehicle will be capable of automatically avoiding other air traffic, bad
weather, and restricted and tower-controlled airspace.
TF-X will be capable of auto-landing at approved landing sites within approved
weather limits, and the landing attempt can be aborted at any time by the
operator.