Image Title: Transition® Proof of Concept
Date Posted: November 17, 2008

Description:

The Transition® Proof of Concept with wings extended on the ramp with the tower and terminal in the background at Lawrence Municipal Airport in North Andover, MA.

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posted 11/17/08	The Transition® Proof of Concept with wings extended on the ramp with the tower and terminal in the background at Lawrence Municipal Airport in North Andover, MA.
posted 11/10/08	High speed taxi testing has been ongoing at Lawrence Municipal Airport. Here the wings have been removed from the Transition® to avoid the risk of unintentionally becoming airborne as the propeller drives the vehicle up near the predicted rotation speed. Test Pilot Phil Meteer and Senior Engineer Andrew Heafitz are in the cockpit.
posted 11/03/08	Think about all the ways that keeping your airplane at home would make aviation more convenient. Here, the Transition® Proof of Concept is spruced up for a photoshoot.
posted 10/27/08	Terrafugia CEO/CTO Carl Dietrich discusses a day of drive testing at Lawrence Municipal Airport with Senior Engineer and test driver Andrew Heafitz. For this stage of testing, the Transition® Proof of Concept was run at 40mph under wheel power. The Transition® is front-wheel drive on the ground.
posted 10/20/08	The Transition® Proof of Concept has been spending more and more time outside of the shop and in the environment for which it was designed.
posted: 10/13/08	The Transition® Proof of Concept folding wings recently passed a 4g static load test. Both flight wings were attached to a purpose-built test spar (a duplicate of the flight spar in the vehicle) and loaded with enough sandbags to simulate the pressure distribution in a 4g maneuver. The wings both held the load quite well and deflected as predicted by design calculations. (The foam under the wing is insurance in case of a failure and was not needed.)
posted: 10/06/08	Due to popular demand, the Picture of the Week is back with upcoming regularly scheduled Monday updates. The Transition® Proof of Concept passed an important test early in its post-Oshkosh testing schedule: it fits in a standard garage.
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