First flying car

Due to make its first flight in February 2009, the ultimate off-roader, the Terrafugia Transition, the first integrated, fixed roadable aircraft -or flying car - is a two-seater aircraft that, at the touch of a button, converts in just 15 seconds to a car that has the potential to be legally used on certain roads. The wings fold automatically and all the parts are in the vehicle. It will cruise at 100 knots, carry a useful payload of 430lbs burn 5 gallons an hour in the air and achieve 30 mpg on the road. Forty are already ordered at a reported cost of around US$200,000 or £132,000. While there have been other so-called flying cars, this is the first that does not have to have any extra equipment or wings fitted to it in order to covert to an aircraft. The wings are integral to the car.