Terrafugia Transition

It looks like a goofy mosquito, its fat cockpit shoving through the wind while aloft, its wings folded up like a dragonfly while grounded. And it marks the biggest step toward a real, commercial flying car.

Woburn, Mass.-based Terrafugia Inc. said Monday that its prototype flying car has completed its first flight, bringing the company closer to its goal of selling the flying car within the next year.

Imagine a car that can also fly. Well, it is a matter of just five years when you could see your fantasy becoming a reality. A flying car, called the Terrafugia Transition, has already been given clearance in the US, and experts are hoping it could soon hit roads within five years.

It looks like a goofy mosquito, its fat cockpit shoving through the wind while aloft, its wings folded up like a dragonfly while grounded. And it marks the biggest step toward a real, commercial flying car.

Woburn, Mass.-based Terrafugia Inc. said Monday that its prototype flying car has completed its first flight, bringing the company closer to its goal of selling the flying car within the next year.

Imagine a car that can also fly. Well, it is a matter of just five years when you could see your fantasy becoming a reality. A flying car, called the Terrafugia Transition, has already been given clearance in the US, and experts are hoping it could soon hit roads within five years.