The New Flying Car is Almost Here

For those obsessed with automobile history, the hybrid car is an idea which has been followed down the ages. Even in the popular animation movie Planes, from Disney Studio, we see a hybrid car and plane giving the main character expert advice. Having true door to door transportation for long distance travel that involves flying has been a popular dream.

A dream which may just soon become a reality. The Terrafugia TF-X is the first fully autonomous flying car under development by Boston-based Terrafugia. Its expected release date is listed as eight to twelve years. The  TF–X is a semi-autonomous four-seat hybrid electric flying car with vertical take off and landing capabilities. Now this is the kind of science fiction that comes to life as soon as technology catches up.

It has  retractable wings attached with pusher propellers while aerial thrust is provided by a ducted fan at the rear.It will be able to fit in a single car garage so storage is not going to be a deterrent. Powered by two plug-in hybrid 600-horsepower electric motors and a 300-horsepower fuel engine, the TF-X is planned to have a flight range of 500 miles (805 km) with a cruising flight speed of 200 mph (322 km/h) without the need to refuel or recharge. That’s one science project people are going to want to see.