Terrafugia flying car was good on Flight Tests





The collective human dream of flying cars is sold.

Quadruple car Terrafugia TF-X with folding wings, propeller first shown to the public in 2013. Since then, continued its technical completion in the summer of 2015 the company released an upgraded prototype. Finally, it is time for the real flight tests. Well, almost true.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the USA has issued a special permit Massachusetts company Terrafugia for testing unmanned modifications Terrafugia TF-X, made in the scale 1:10.

However, even a small test models - this is a significant step forward. The tests will help engineers design bring to mind, and the next step will be testing this machine.

1:10 Models allowed to rise to a height of no more than 121 meters and reach speeds of no more than 160 km / h. For all the flights are allowed to use US airspace, but the drone operators are required to liaise with the relevant authorities.

"Extensive tests Flight reduced model sUAS [small Unmanned Aircraft Systems], along with the blowing in the wind tunnel and aerodynamic simulation are key factors to clarify the structure of the vehicle," - said in the пресс-релизе Terrafugia.

Due to the unique design of the car, flight tests really are crucial, считают Experts . According to them, it is very important to achieve continuous steady state floating on the reduced model, to implement this in the final design.

When Terrafugia TF-X will be released on the market, the car will have a maximum flight speed of 322 km / h, the range of 805 km. He does not need a special runway: it will rise into the air directly from the road or any other place (vertical rise).

For take-off and landing are two small propellers that fold into the wings during flight at cruising speed.



According to the plans Terrafugia, the development of the commercial version of the flying car will take 8 to 12 years.

Source: geektimes.ru/post/267700/

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