TF-X of the future automobile that can be fully autonomously fly by computer control anywhere by deforming like an Osprey

A vertical take-off and landing type flying car that can take off and land without a runway "TF-X"Terrafugia announced. Its existence isIt was clarified as of 2013Although it was, it finally arrived at about 10 years until realization finally.

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Image image when completed is like this.

The Terrafugia TF-X ™ - YouTube


TF-X that showed us from the garage


Speaking of cars is a car, but it seems difficult to fly as it is.


If there is a road you can run OK.


A runway is unnecessary when flying.


A part like a folded wing opens ......


A propeller that collapsed into a cylinder appeared. This deformationOsprey (V-22)Feeling like that.


The flight preparation was completed, the propeller circled, TF - X floated in air.


The cruising speed is 200 miles per hour. The cruising speed of the transport type male-play (MV - 22B) deployed in the Marine Corps is 446 km / h so it is slower than that, but it is a terrible speed considering that the maximum speed of the Shinkansen is 320 km / h. I think that it seems to be difficult to navigate this, and if you tell the destination you will be totally automatic.


Because the cruising range is 500 miles as 500 km, it can be moved faster than the Shinkansen between Tokyo and Osaka ... ....


Of course the runway is unnecessary when landing. When you arrive you store the propeller ... ....


Transformation into automobile mode.


Afterwards if you run to the destination OK.


Although this movie is made with CG, Terrafugia says that he is actually undertaking a wind tunnel experiment using a model of 1/10 size. It takes a little more time for the actual machine to be completed, it seems that it will be about 8 to 12 years later.