Developers unveiled açıklamak a scale model of the redesigned Transition "roadable aircraft" (pictured in a digital rendering sahneleme) in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Monday. The new design is both a rear arka-wheel drive road vehicle and a light sport aircraft that can cruise yol almak at 105 miles (170 kilometers) an hour.
Developed by the Terrafugia company, the tweaked ince ayar yapılmış design—which adds carlike headlights and a license plate plaka holder tutamak, among other things—follows a proof-of-concept Transition, which was successfully tested in 2009.
The waiver feragatname allows the Transition to remain (f.) kalmak eclassified as a light sport aircraft, despite extra weight that was added as designers brought the vehicle into compliance uyma with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for road vehicles.
The Transition's automotive safety features include operator and passenger airbags, an energy-absorbing crush structure in the vehicle's nose, and a rigid esnemez safety cage kafes to protect occupants kullanıcı.
A rendering of the Transition's interior shows the two-seat cockpit with its touch-screen interface arayüzey and GPS navigation system. According to Terrafugia's website, Transition-specific pilot training eğitim can be completed in as little as 20 hours.
The proof-of-concept Transition flies alongside yan yana a chase takip plane during a May 2009 test flight. According to Terrafugia, the new design features improvements based on data acquired edinmek during drive and flight testing of the proof-of-concept model.