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http://www.terrafugia.com/tfx-vision>>
>>I think the cost is going to be around $240,000
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>Looks great - but I don't think it will get off the ground.
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>Must have been a dozen variations on this idea in the last 30 years. Have any been successful ?
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>Can't see that wing area providing enough lift for a one passenger vehicle, let alone four. And to push that along at the claimed 200mph and 500 mile range would require a pretty hefty engine with a commensurate amount of fuel....
I'm pretty sure they are right around the corner. 90 years of consensus can't be wrong
http://jalopnik.com/5488439/gallery-the-flying-cars-of-popular-science/http://jalopnik.com/5488461/dude-wheres-my-flying-car-the-popular-science-fantasyI, for one, can't wait to see them flying over *my* house. I mean, what could go wrong?
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