THERE'S A COWGIRL ON THE BEACH !

There's a Cowgirl on the sandy beach at Hammonnasset State Park looking so very out of place with her Stetson hat and bright pink boots. All the sunbathers and surfer Dudes made fun of them. She seemed not to care and went about her business walking to strangers that had radios asking if they needed something. Generally, the people would respond negatively and she would wander off, but occasionally someone would nod and there would be a quick exchange of money for something she carried in her bag.You see this Cowgirl was selling batteries to people that had radios and cameras.
"She sells 'C' cells by the sea shore!" Oh stop your moaning!
I told you that story just to get you to read this one about a wierd looking car.

The auto industry has seen its share of technological leaps, whether it was the Trumbull car or the Model T, the advent of electric starters, automatic transmissions or hybrid gas-electric powertrains. And don't forget hideaway headlights and intermitent windshield wipers. One leap that engineers have never quite made however, the flying car. Year after year a few more try. Of all of us stuck stewing in traffic gridlock, who hasn't imagined soaring Jetsons-style directly to a destination? Most flying cars never get off the ground. The few that do are bedeviled by lack of funding, impracticality, limited appeal or fears they may simply break apart in flight as some have. It's like trying to mate a pig and an elephant.
You don't get a very good elephant, or a very good pig.
Introducing the Terrafugia Transition flying car just may have the winning formula. The wings extend from the car with the push of a button, instead of being bolted on or unfolded. LaBiche Aerospace is a private company based in Woburn,Massachusetts. settled on the configuration after interviewing about 3,000 people to find out what they wanted in a car that could fly. Most people interested in flying cars were already pilots, and wanted to drive to a local airport, take off, land at their destination — and then reverse the whole process to come home. And since there are over 5000 local small airports in the country that are just about in everyones backyard, this idea just could fly.


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