| Chocks away! Flying CAR makes aviation history by taking its first public flights
The £190,000 ($300,00) Transition is part-sedan, part-private jet
It made two 20-minute flight demonstrations at the EAA AirVenture show
The Terrafugia Transition vehicle is due to go on sale in 2015
A flying car from Massachusetts-based firm Chas made its first public flight, soaring for 20 minutes in front of aviation enthusiasts in Wisconsin.
The Transition vehicle is part-sedan, part-private jet and is due to go on sale as early as 2015.
It was driven around the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh air show in July before transitioning into the jet and taking off on two 20-minute flight demonstrations.
A flying car, pictured, from Massachusetts-based firm Terrafugia has made its first public flight, soaring for a total of 40 minutes over the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh aviation show in Wisconsin
The Transition flying car, built by Terrafugia, making a banking turn in the sky above Massachusetts. The car flew for eight minutes at 1,400 feet during test flights last year, before completing the public flights in Wisconsin in July
This shot shows the Transition plane switching from drive mode to fly mode. The wings fold into the side of the car, built from a Sedan design. You can only take off in the Transition from a runway. The Transition has a maximum flight speed of 115mph
Around town: When its not soaring in the air, the Transition's wings fold up to make it a road-ready two-seat car
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