Terrafugia

Terrafugia, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAircraft manufacturing
Founded2006 (2006)
FoundersCarl Dietrich
Anna Mracek Dietrich
Samuel Schweighart
Alex Min
Arun Prakash
Headquarters,
United States
Key people
Chao Jing, CEO
Kevin Colburn, VP & General Manager
Josh Elvander, VP Engineering[1]
ParentZhejiang Geely Holding Group
Websitewww.terrafugia.com

Terrafugia[2] (/ˌtɛrəˈfiə/) is a Chinese-owned corporation, based in Woburn, Massachusetts, United States that is developing a roadable aircraft called the Transition and a flying car called the TF-X. The Transition and TF-X are designed to be able to fold their wings, enabling the vehicles to also operate as street-legal road vehicles.

In January 2021, Terrafugia announced that the Transition received a Special Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA) airworthiness certificate from the FAA for the Transition to be flown only, with road use approval to follow in 2022.[3]

In February 2021 the company had laid off the majority of its employees, planned to close its US operations and re-establish in China.[4]

  1. ^ Terrafugia (2021). "Terrafugia's Leadership Team". terrafugia.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "TERRAFUGIA, INC. Summary Screen". The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporations Division. Archived from the original on December 24, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2009.
  3. ^ Terrafugia Inc. "Terrafugia Announces FAA Special Light-Sport Airworthiness Certificate". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  4. ^ O'Connor, Kate (February 17, 2021). "Layoffs Reported At Terrafugia". AVweb. Archived from the original on February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

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