FYI - on display earlier this month at the Boston Museum of Science

[TonyV[_2_]]

http://picasaweb.google.com/verhulst.tonyorsusan/Terrafugia#

Tony LS6-b "6N"

[Tuno]

Described here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrafugia

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On Jan 15, 5:48*am, Tuno > wrote:
> Described here
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrafugia

Can you tow a glider trailer with it?

I don't think that canard is going to satisfy the low-speed collision
standards for auto bumpers.

9B

[Tuno]

That's the great thing about standards, 9B -- there are so many of
them!

2NO

[Darryl Ramm]

On Jan 16, 8:59*am, Tuno > wrote:
> That's the great thing about standards, 9B -- there are so many of
> them!
>
> 2NO

An alternative (dare I say better?) statement is "The nice thing about
standards is there are enough of them that everybody can have their
own" :-)

Darryl

[Martin Gregorie[_4_]]

On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 08:58:36 -0800, ablackburn6 wrote:

> On Jan 15, 5:48Â*am, Tuno > wrote:
>> Described here
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrafugia
>
> Can you tow a glider trailer with it?
>
> I don't think that canard is going to satisfy the low-speed collision
> standards for auto bumpers.
>
Maybe just as well. I haven't seen anything to indicate that there are
accelerometers in the canard or elevator, so at least if the flying
surfaces crumple you'll have visual indication that your Transition got
thumped while you were in the supermarket.


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[Eric Greenwell]

wrote:
> On Jan 15, 5:48 am, Tuno > wrote:
>> Described here
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrafugia
>
> Can you tow a glider trailer with it?
>
> I don't think that canard is going to satisfy the low-speed collision
> standards for auto bumpers.

Doesn't need to: the BSR parachute deploys, and a big white sheet
settles down over the accident. Not as effective as airbags, but more
fun for the onlookers.

I'm thinking that $200,000 would buy you a much better airplane and
several much better cars.

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