Terrafugia's $279,000 Roadable Aircraft Lands at the New York Auto Show, Watch it in Action

Flying cars and road printable airplanes are a dream that many have cherished over the years but few actually realized. Only time will tell whether Terrafugia Inc. 's Road Able Terrafugia airplane will be a commercial success or just a dream, but like anything else and as you can see from the video that follows the break, it works.

The Woburn, Massachusetts-based company unveiled the Transition to the 2012 New York Auto Show, where it is known that the anticipated base price is $ 279,000 (€ 201.700).

Accept orders with a deposit of $ 10,000 (€ 7,500) or a non-refundable deposit of $ 2,500 (€ 1,900), with first deliveries expected by the end of the year.

The street-legal Transition is described by the company as a personal two-seat aircraft capable of driving on roads and highways and fly on unleaded fuel.

The company says that in the air, it can cruise at 105 mph (172 kmh) and reaching a maximum speed of 115 mph (185 kmh. It is much slower on the road, because it can only be up to 65 mph (105km / h) - not that you would not go faster ...

The transition can be a maximum distance of 490 miles in the air (787 kilometers) and is equipped with a "full vehicle parachute," allegedly designed to make the whole plane to land, according to Terrafugia.

The transition its first flight at the Plattsburgh International Airport in Plattsburgh, New York on 23 March 2012.

The Massachusetts company says that potential buyers can get the necessary Sport Pilot License to be able to fly the Transition takes only 20 hours flight.