Thursday 21 July 2011

Brits May Soon Be Flying Cars! 


London, July 18 (IANS) A flying car, which often finds its mention in children's books and animated films, may soon become a reality in Britain.

Aviation experts say the flying car could be in common use in Britain within five years after the model has been formally approved by the U.S. authorities, the Daily Mail reported Monday.

The transition Terrafugia $ 250 000 is a two-seater plane, which has a top speed of 115 mph, a range of 500 miles on one tank of fuel and requires only 20 hours of training on the fly.

The car at the touch of a button, it only takes 15 seconds to fold their wings and the power will automatically re-routed by the propeller to the rear wheels.

Then you can drive at 65 mph and will be comfortably in a standard-size garage.

"It's like a small transformer," said founder Carl Dietrich Terrafugia, referring to children's toys that have been made into a blockbuster franchise.

Although primarily intended for buyers in the United States, which has lots of slopes and 600 'Fly-in "community - Boeing 707 is the owner of John Travolta is the most famous fan - more than 20 British citizens have already expressed interest in carbon fiber vehicles.

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