The Flying Car Has Finally Arrived

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. First, hear it all from the man who made
it all possible. His name is Carl Dietrich,
he is the chief executive and co-founder
of Terrafugia, an aerospace company.
Mr Carl has been working to bring
consumers to the prospect of a
practical flying car, envisioning a vehicle
that does not require its operator to be
a trained pilot. The company,
Terrafugia, announced the concept of
TF-X, a four-seat, plug-in hybrid
electric car that can do vertical take-
offs and landings.
The good thing is that the flying car
operator won't need to have the skills
of a pilot to fly it... "Once you're flying,
the actual operation of all the flight
control surfaces is going to be computer
controlled because, frankly, the
computer can do it better than a pilot.
"They don't need to know those things
because the computer is plugged in to a
data network that automatically helps
them plan the flight path, avoid other
air traffic and air space restrictions,
things of that nature," says Mr Carl. He
explains that operators would still have
to make high-level, critical decisions,
like determining whether it's safe to
take off and land or approve the landing
zone in advance.
"Anything that happens on the ground,
the person is going to make a call," says
Mr Carl. I think I will buy one of this, as
it sure looks safer than an aircraft.
*wink!*