An Idea whose time has never come

Last month, the Terrafugia Transition made its first flight at Plattsburgh International Airport in New York. The Transition didn’t break any speed records — it’s powered by a simple 1.3-liter 4-cylinder aircraft engine with just 100 horsepower — but what made the flight so special was what happened before and after the flight — it was driven on public roads.
There are enough lousy divers already?Now do we really want to give them wings?