Terrafugia car / plane hybrid concept

Posted on Jun 9, 2014 in Concept | Comments Off on Terrafugia car / plane hybrid concept

There have been many crazy ideas over the time to enable vehicles to be even more versatile. We have plenty amphibious cars, a few submarine-cars and even plane-cars.

But for some reasons, most of these ideas never took off. But the bright future where everyone rides in flying cars might be closer than you think.

Terrafugia TF-X Concept

Terrafugia announced that in about 10 years their TF-X concept will be ready to take off… literally. They envisioned a car that will be able to lift off and land on its own, with the driver always giving the “OK”. And this machine is a hybrid in more than one way. Not only does it double as a plane, it will also be powered by a combination of normal engine and electric motor.

Terrafugia TF-X Concept

The Terrafugia TF-X will have a couple of electric motors that develop 600 Hp and are used for vertical taking off and landing. The 300 Hp engine will propel the vehicle forwards up to a speed of 322 km/h, and is good for a range of 805 km.

Terrafugia TF-X Concept

The best thing about this concept is that you can learn to use it in just 5 hours, with most controls being built similar to any vehicle’s. And for our peace of mind while traveling through the skies, a whole range of safety features will be implemented.