A plane becomes machine. Capable of flying in the skies, but also to be ridden on the street, almost like a truck. The idea, unusual and a bit megalomaniac, came to the American group Terrafugia, which has entrusted the design to multifaceted study KIBISIrecently chronicles the eclectic projects with a strong technology component, including Copenhagen and various types of bikes headphones for the brand Aiaiai.
The secret of this multifunctional? A game of wings. Those Transition Roadable Aircraf, the name of this aircraft with two seats just launched a week ago, may indeed fold in on themselves, re compacting the central body and reaching the right size for road driving.
And do not think that it is only a prototype. The means, in fact, has already been authorized by the FAA, the U.S. Department of Transport in charge of civil aviation. A when the first sightings on U.S. soil?