奥迪/劳斯莱斯研究飞行汽车，吉利明年飞车上市

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去年 11 月，吉利公布了收购美国最大飞行汽车公司的消息。还记得当时有很多人一语双关地调侃说吉利这是要上天啊，没想到不满一年后的现在，这个飞行汽车公司的成品真的要面世了！
In November last year, Geely announced the news of the acquisition of the largest American flying car company. I remember a lot of people punning that Geely was going to be God, but I didn't expect that less than a year later, this flying car company's finished product is really coming out!
近日，吉利控股集团宣布公司旗下飞行汽车公司—— Terrafugia 太力飞行汽车，预计将于今年 10 月开始第一代产品 Transition 的预定工作，第一代产品的预售价约为 19 万美元。
Geely Holdings Group recently announced that Terrafugia, the company's flying car company, is scheduled to begin work on the first-generation Transition in October, with a pre-sale price of about $190,000.


Transition 飞行汽车，顾名思义就是陆空两用，在陆地上行驶的时候机翼可以折叠，其最大行驶速度为 110km/h，而且为了燃油的节省，在陆地上行驶的时候 Transition 会采用电力驱动。而电力驱动部分的技术正是来自吉利汽车，采用的是磷酸铁锂电池，具体的陆地续航里程官方暂未公布，不过其主要的适用范围还是天空（毕竟在地上行驶仅仅只是出入车库）。
The Transition Flying Vehicle, as its name implies, is a land-air dual-purpose vehicle with foldable wings on land at a maximum speed of 110 km/h, and is powered by electricity on land for fuel savings. The technology for the electric drive comes from Geely, which uses lithium iron phosphate batteries. The specific mileage of the terrestrial endurance has not been officially announced, but the main scope of its application is the sky ( after all, driving on the ground is just in and out of the garage ) .


经过 40 秒左右的等待时间，Transition 的机翼就能完全伸展，而且它仅仅只需要 30 米长度的跑道就能够飞上天空，基本上能够在任何一条宽敞的马路上起飞。
After about 40 seconds of waiting time, the Transition wing can be fully extended, and it can fly up to the sky in just 30 meters of runway length, basically taking off on any spacious road.


Transition 飞行的最大速度为 185km/h，理想巡航速度为 172km/h，其飞行续航里程为 800km，完全可以胜任城际交通距离，而且无视交通拥堵，想飞就飞，不挑时间、不挑地点。
Transition flies at a maximum speed of 185 km / h, an ideal cruise speed of 172 km / h, and a flight range of 800 km. It is fully capable of intercity traffic distances, and regardless of traffic congestion, wants to fly, regardless of time or location.
Transition 有效载重为 210kg，机内空间仅允许乘坐两名成年人（包括驾驶员）；Transition 长度为 6.02m，宽度为 2.3m，高度为 1.98m，翼展宽度为 8m。机翼收起情况下，Transition 与正常家用的 SUV 尺寸相当，可以轻松进入家用车库。
The Transition has a payload of 210 kg and only two adults ( including pilots ) are allowed inside the aircraft; the Transition is 6.02 m in length, 2.3 m in width, 1.98 m in height and 8 m in wingspan width. When the wings are retracted, Transition is about the same size as a normal household SUV, allowing easy access to a household garage.


而出于飞行续航里程的要求，这款飞行汽车净重仅 440kg，比一般的轿车要轻得多，大多采用了轻量级的铝材质制造，轻量化的同时还保证了外壳的坚固。不过话说回来，再坚固的外壳，一旦坠落的话都没啥用……
The flying car has a net weight of only 440 kg, much lighter than the average car, and is mostly made of lightweight aluminum, which is lightweight and guarantees a strong outer shell. But again, the solid shell, once falling, has nothing to do with...
当然，Transition 飞行汽车在安全性方面也做了非常周到的考虑，配备有安全气囊、预紧式安全带、碰撞溃缩区等一系列安全装置。此外，Transition 上还装备了降落伞，可惜没有弹射装置，在发生意外时需要乘客和驾驶员自行背上降落伞打开车门跳下来，要求过硬的心理素质。
Of course, Transition Flying Vehicles are also very considerate in terms of safety, equipped with airbags, pre-tightened seat belts, crash collapsing zone and a series of safety devices. In addition, the Transition is equipped with a parachute, but there is no ejection device, in the event of an accident, passengers and drivers need to carry the parachute on their own back to open the door and jump down, demanding excellent psychological quality.


不过，更关键的是你得会开，作为轻型运动飞机，Transition 不仅需要汽车驾照，还需要飞行执照，而且因为 Transition 没有自动驾驶技术，驾驶它更需要 SportPilot 许可证。因此，目前 Transition 仅通过了美国的安全审查，其他国家都没有动静。
But what's more important is that you have to drive. As a light sport aircraft, Transition requires not only a driver's license, but also a flight license, and because Transition has no autopilot technology, it needs a SportPilot license to drive it. As a result, Transition has now passed only the U.S. security review, and there has been no movement in other countries.
其实，飞行汽车一直是许多企业研究的一个方向，除了 Transition 外，目前还有不少产品正在研发中。
In fact, the flying car has been a research direction of many enterprises, in addition to Transition, there are still many products under development.
奥迪 / 空客 Pop.Up Next：飞机 + 汽车组合奥迪和空中客车在 2018 日内瓦车展上发布了一款全新的飞行汽车 Pop.Up NEXT，该车采用纯电驱动，由汽车底座和飞行模块两部分构成。其中，底盘和车厢模块由奥迪设计，依稀能够看得出奥迪汽车家族式设计语言；而飞行模块则由空客设计，采用碳纤维材料制成，配备有 4 个螺旋桨。
Audi / Airbus Pop. Up Next: The Aircraft + Car Combination Audi and Airbus unveiled a new flying car, the Pop. Up NEXT, which is powered by pure electricity and consists of a car base and a flying module, at the Neva Motor Show on January 18. Among them, the chassis and compartment module is designed by Audi, can vaguely see the Audi family design language; and the flight module is designed by Airbus, made of carbon fiber materials, equipped with four propellers.（文编译飞行汽车 feiauto）www.feiauto.com