What is the quality aiming for the flying car "The TF-X" capable of vertical take-off and landing?

I sold the world's first flying carTerrafugia, But currently accepting ordersThe TransitionThe next generation of "The TF-XIt seems to be developing. Vertical takeoff and landing is possible with this TF - X, and convenience is dramatically improved, so it is no doubt that genre of flying car will become more popular if it is released.

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With this video, you can see the actual operation of The Transition which has already been on sale. A runway is necessary for flying.

The Transition (R): DrivenToFly.com - YouTube


Image movie of The TF-X is from the following. Since vertical takeoff and landing is possible, if you can realize it, you will not need a runway and dramatically ease the operation.

Introducing TF-X: Terrafugia's Vision for the Future of Personal Transportation - YouTube


Clear goals are set for TF - X currently under construction, and if you fully satisfy these goals, a truly amazing vehicle will be completed. The completion targets which TF - X has decided are as follows.

◆ 1: Safety

TF - X is more statistically safe than driving modern cars, avoiding other air traffic and bad weather, and finishing it to be unlimited by air traffic control.


TF - X has a parachute system and can be used when the pilot judges that it is difficult to land automatically. Also, if the pilot judges that it is in an emergency situation, we inform the owner of the land who has not taken the landing permission automatically and will also let you land on such land. In addition, if there is no response from the pilot, TF - X is set to automatically land at nearby airports.

◆ 2: Simplicity

The learning time required for the pilot to be able to drive safely is about 5 hours on average. By simulating maneuvering in flight as a pilot of a car, the pilot makes it easy to memorize driving.


TF - X can fly either manually or automatically between landing points where departure and arrival are given, and departure and arrival points such as airports.


◆ 3: Convenience

TF-X is a four-seater with comfort like a car. It is possible to keep flying at least 500 miles (about 800 km) distance, and the car body is a size that fits in a general garage. Furthermore, it is capable of vertical take-off and landing at least within the range of 100 feet (about 30 m) in diameter, allowing you to drive roads and high speeds like normal cars.


The technical vision at the next TF - X is considerably more attentive to safety.

◆ Technical vision of TF-X

TF-X has legal fixed wings legally and legally, runs by electric power, and takeoff and landing is done with electric power assistance. The TF-X engine or plug can be charged with a battery from a stand of an electric car or the like.

If TF - X is permitted weather conditions, automatic landing on the land permitted is possible. Before departure, the pilot needs to select the target destination and two spare points, and if the computer determines that there is not sufficient energy to the destination during operation, the operation is forcibly canceled. After checking the location, you will be landing within 30 minutes after being navigated. If the three landing candidates are bad weather out of tolerance or the landing candidate is temporarily restricted by intrusion, it will not be possible to depart until the appropriate landing point is selected.


When manually flying for a drive or when the weather changes and lands on a permitted land outside within the limits, the pilot shall not choose a new landing point within the limits of the stipulations You should not. The TF - X pilot need to tell if the final permissible landing point is safe for landing, and if it is dangerous it is possible to cancel the landing at any time.


When it is judged that it is impossible to landing at the third landing candidate point at the time of long-distance flight landing, an emergency notice is automatically made and an emergency horizontal landing will be made to the nearest airport. Normally, non-tower control airspace (Airspace class E, G), The pilot can steer, and the pilot controls air traffic control (Airspace class B to D) If you want to fly in the airspace, you need to receive additional training.


A pilot with a license of TF - X can add information on the new landing point to the database of the landing site that is permitted.

TF-X warns the pilot if it approaches a restricted airspace, control airspace, or airspace where the risk of unnecessarily high risk increases. If you do not take appropriate measures against such warnings, in lieu of the pilot you will inform appropriate sources such as air traffic control that TF - X is in an emergency situation.

It is considered to take 8 to 12 years to develop TF-X, and if you want to own TF-X as soon as possible, please consider purchasing Transition. Transition under sale reservation It is a proposal that sells in 2015, the owner of Transition is regarded as a good customer of Terrafugia and you have the right to purchase TF-X with priority over other general consumers.


We will not announce the final price until we can actually offer TF-X. In the initial research it was thought that the final price would be comparable with the high end luxury cars but thanks to the increased demand and the ability to invest more in the automobile industry, by developing new materials and manufacturing processes It is said that costs will go down and we will be able to price down. If this TF - X is completed and you do not need the vast space for takeoff and landing, it is possible that a full - fledged flying car will spread to the general public.