（2017-全国-2）Terrafugia Inc．said Monday that its new flying car has completed its first flight¸bringing the company closer to its goal of selling the flying car within the next year．The vehicle-named the Transition – has two seats¸ four wheels and wings that fold up so it can be driven like a car． The Transition¸which flew at 1¸400 feet for eight minutes last month¸ can reach around 70 miles per hour on the road and 115 in the air．It flies using a 23-gallon tank of gas and bums 5 gallons per hour in the air．0n the ground¸ it gets 35 miles per gallon．
Terrafugia Inc.星期一说，新型的飞车已经完成了第一次飞行，有望在明年内带领公司实现销售飞车目标。车名为“Transition”------它有两个座位，四个车轮，两翼可以折叠，因此它能像开汽车一样驾驶。Transition上个月在1400英尺高度飞行八分钟，公路时速可达70英里每小时，在空中时速可达115英里每小时。飞行一次需要23加仑的汽油，每小时耗油量5加仑。在地面开，每加仑能行驶35英里。
Around 100 people have already put down a $10¸000 deposit to get a Transition when they go on sale¸ and those numbers will likely rise after Terrafugia introduces the Transition to the public later this week at the New York Auto Show．But don’t expect it to show up in too many driveways．It’s expected to cost $279¸000．And it won’t help if you’re stuck in traffic．The car needs a runway．
Transition车型一推向市场就有大约100人中已经付了10000美元的押金欲购，在这周末纽约汽车展上Terrafugia向公众介绍“Transition”，欲购人数还有可能增加。但是别指望在路上随处可见这种车型。车价大约为279000美元。如果在路上堵车，怕也没什么用，因为这款车需要有自己的车道。
Inventors have been trying to make flying cars since the 1930s¸according to Robert Mann¸ an airline industry expert． But Mann thinks Terrafugia has come closer than anyone to making the flying car a reality．The government has already permitted the company to use special materials to make it easier for the vehicle to fly．The Transition is now going through crash tests to make sure it meets federal safety standards．
依据一位航空业业专家robert Mann的观点，自1930年以来，一直都有人在努力发明一种飞车，但是Mann认为Terrafugia让任何人都有机会体验飞车变为现实的那一刻。政府已经允许公司使用特别材料，让汽车更容易飞起来。为了确保它符合联邦安全标准，Transition正在进行碰撞测试。
Mann said Terrafugia was helped by the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision five years ago to create a separate set of standards for light sport aircraft¸which are lower than those pilots of larger planes. Terrafugia says an owner would need to pass a test and complete 20 hours of flying time to be able to fly the Transition¸a requirement pilots would find relatively easy to meet．
Mann说Terrafugia五年前就得到联邦航空管理局帮助，决定为轻型运动飞机设计一套独立的标准，Terrafugia轻型运动飞机的标准将低于其他大型飞机。Terrafugias说，开飞机的人将需要通过一项测试，还要完成20小时飞行时间，才能够驾驶Transition，这一要求相对容易满足。
