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Terrafugia Transition Plans to Fly at AirVenture

** Terrafugia Transition**
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Key Takeaways:

  • Terrafugia is set to perform the first public flight demonstration of its Transition flying car at AirVenture Oshkosh on July 31.
  • During the 20-minute demonstration, a test pilot will unfold the Transition's wings, drive it, and fly it for the audience.
  • While the current prototype has accumulated 50 flight hours, a pre-production model is under development, with deliveries projected for 2015 or early 2016.
  • In addition to the Transition, Terrafugia is also working on a new VTOL aircraft called the TF-X.
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Terrafugia is planning to show off the capabilities of the Transition flying car to the world at AirVenture Oshkosh, set for July 29 through August 4 this year. The Woburn, Massachusetts-based company announced it will take the unconventional aircraft to the skies around 8 p.m., just before the night airshow on Wednesday, July 31.

During a 20-minute demonstration, Terrafugia’s test pilot plans to unfold the airplane’s wings, drive it and fly it in front of the crowds. This is the first time in eight years of exhibiting at AirVenture that the Transition is scheduled to fly and the first time the flying car will be demonstrated in front of the general public. “It was a natural that when the time came to make flights before a large, public audience, joining with the EAA at Oshkosh was a perfect fit,” Terrafugia’s CEO Carl Dietrich said.

Pia Bergqvist

Pia Bergqvist joined FLYING in December 2010. A passionate aviator, Pia started flying in 1999 and quickly obtained her single- and multi-engine commercial, instrument and instructor ratings. After a decade of working in general aviation, Pia has accumulated almost 3,000 hours of flight time in nearly 40 different types of aircraft.

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