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神奇飞行汽车亮相美国 已获准上路

2011-07-11来源:国际在线

  Prospective owners will need plenty of space for their new toy - it requires 1,700ft of road for take-off.

  要加试这辆飞车的人可需要为他们的新玩具腾出足够的空间来,它需要1700英尺的路程在助跑起飞。

  Its creators, which include former Nasa engineers, say the vehicle is easy to keep and run because it can fit into a normal domestic garage and uses regular gas.

  发明飞车的是一位前美国航天局的工程师,他说飞车的驾驶和保养都非常容易,它能够停进普通的家庭车库,使用的也是普通的汽油。

  It measures 19ft long and just 5ft 6ins wide when the wings are folded up, but they have a full span of 27ft.

  飞车车身长约5.8米,将机翼折叠起来后宽为1.7米,展展开机翼之后的款则为8.2米。

  It has a top speed of 65mph on the road, but that soars to 115mph in the air.

  它在陆地上贝齿的最高时速可达到104公里,在空中的飞行最高时速则为185公里。

  Drivers can convert it from a two-seater road car to a plane in less than 30 seconds with the touch of a button.

  驾驶员只需触碰按钮,便可使这两座位的汽车在30秒内变形成一架飞机。

  It doesn't have a gearstick, but on the road can be controlled with brake and accelerator pedals and a steering wheel like an ordinary car. In the air it is operated with a joystick near the steering wheel.

  汽车并没有加速杆,在陆地上驾驶时可以通过刹车和油门踏板进行控制,它有一个像普通汽车一样的方向盘。在空中飞行时,方向盘附近有一个操纵杆。