Flying Car Passes First Flight Test

waderoush writes "Terrafugia — the Massachusetts company building a 'roadable aircraft' (that's flying car to you and me) — revealed at a press conference Wednesday that the Transition vehicle has been taken aloft for its maiden flight. The craft, which can fly up to 460 miles at 115 mph and then fold up its wings for 65-mph highway driving, was the subject of two hotly debated Slashdot posts on May 8 and May 13 of last year. The company said the first flight took place in Plattsburgh, NY; retired Air Force Colonel Phil Meteer was at the controls."

Comments

Re:Not really a "Flying Car"

[Slumdog]

and Slashdot is about Technology.

Really? I thought Slashdot is about moderators!

Re:I've been patiently waiting for 35 years.

[geekoid]

No he didn't, stop being a paranoid melodramatic whiner.

People like you are holding things up. You could easily develop this system based on a mesh that doesn't maintain specific legacy information.
You could also draft laws then ensure a court order is needed to get any information.

Guess what? If a guy with a Billion dollars can't hide, then anybody can b track down now. Sure, it might take a couple of days, at worst.

Gah.