Given the order backlog, it would seem that Terrafugia's strategy of getting the initial flight trials into the books early is working. This lets them make some credible promises to prospective buyers regarding performance. At this point, I've got to believe that road tests will be anti-climactic. What we are really waiting for now is reliability stats, but we won't get those until a bunch are on the road (or in the air). The vehicle is starting to look unstoppable. The real question is whether it will sell enough to make a profit. My opinion: If you watch the total bizjet market as the economy thaws, there is probably a multiplier that you could use to predict Transition sales. Anyone want to guess the multiplier?
http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/flying-car-2012-08-03
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