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Terrafugia's Transition Flying Car Earns FAA Light Sport Airworthiness Certificate
The manufacturer is now working to get approval for road use by 2022.
Terrafugia Transition flying car
The FAA has issued a Light Sports Aircraft worthiness certificate for Terrafugia's Transition flying car. (Photo: Terrafugia)

The FAA this week issued a special airworthiness certificate in the light-sport category for the Transition flying car being developed by Terrafugia. The two-seat vehicle is now approved for flight mode and the manufacturer will seek to complete the approval process for road use in 2022.

The Massachusetts-based company, which is owned by Chinese automotive group Zhejiang Geely, is also working on a hybrid-electric eVTOL aircraft called the TF-2. The four-seat design is expected to have a range of 185 miles, a 1,200-pound payload, and a maximum speed of 144 mph.