Upcoming Public Events:
 August 19-21, 2008: SAE Witchita Aviation Technology Congress & Exhibition, Witchita, KS |
| October 4, 2008: EAA 106 Light Sport Fly-In, Lawrence, MA |
| November 6-8, 2008: AOPA Expo, San Jose, CA |
Previous Events:
If you would be interested in hosting a Terrafugia representative at your aviation- or innovation-themed event, please contact us at info@terrafugia.com for availability.
Upcoming Public Events:
August 19-21, 2008:SAE Witchita Aviation Technology Congress & Exhibition, Witchita, KS
Terrafugia's VP of Engineering, Samuel Schweighart, will be presenting a technical update on the Transition®. Listen to a preview here.
The conference information is available here.
October 4 , 2008: EAA 106 Light Sport Fly-In, Lawrence, MA
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See the Transition® at Lawrence Municipal Airport, courtesy of EAA 106, the Greater Boston chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). More information about the chapter is here.
November 6-8, 2008: AOPA Expo, San Jose, CA
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More information about the Expo is here. |
Previous Events:
July 28 - August 3, 2008: EAA AirVenture, Oshkosh, WI
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Terrafugia returned to the EAA's AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI for the third year running in 2008, debuting the Transition® Roadable Light Sport Aircraft Proof of Concept for the first time. The Transition® Proof of Concept spent opening day of AirVenture on AeroShell Square and was widely regarded as one of the highlights of the show. With the Transition® development program still on schedule, Terrafugia's order book continued to grow at the show. The Transition® Proof of Concept begins its powered testing program, including drive, taxi, and flight testing, after returning to Terrafugia's Prototype Development Facility in Woburn, MA. More information on AirVenture can be found here: http://www.airventure.org/ |
Video from AvWeb Flash during the show of Terrafugia' VP of Engineering, Samuel Schweighart:
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Terrafugia events during AirVenture 2008:
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January 17-20, 2008: Sebring U.S. Sport Aviation Expo, Sebring Regional Airport, Florida
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Terrafugia exhibited at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo, January 17-20, 2008 at the Sebring Regional Airport, South of Orlando in Florida. This event, dedicated entirely to Light-Sport Aircraft, is the largest event of its kind in the U.S. and is the place to be for anyone interested in purchasing a Light-Sport Aircraft or becoming a Sport Pilot. Terrafugia demonstrated the Proof-of-Concept folding wing and took feed-back from pilots and customers on the cockpit mockup of the Transition®. The response was very positive, with the aviation community looking forward to more progress and Terrafugia's planned appearance at Oshkosh 2008. Thanks to everyone that stopped by to give feedback and keep up with the Transition's® development progress. The Expo website: |
Click on images for larger view:
 A crowd gathers to watch the wing fold demonstration. The Transition® wind tunnel model is in the foreground. |
 Inside the Terrafugia tent at the Expo, guests try out the mockup and ask questions of the team. |
 The Transition® Engineering Cockpit Mockup ready for guests at the show. The plane itself has doors similar to standard car doors. |
 Terrafugia Senior Engineering Technician John Telfeyan getting feedback on the control and dash layout in the Transition® Cockpit Mockup. |
AvWeb did a piece on Terrafugia during the Expo:
November 13, 2007: EAA Chapter 673, Marlboro, MA
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Terrafugia CEO/CTO Carl Dietrich gave a presentation on the Transition® at the November 13th meeting of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 673 in at Marlboro Airport (9B1). The talk covered general information on Terrafugia and an update on the Proof-of-Concept construction as well as a chance for audience questions. Terrafugia wishes to thank the EAA 673 leadership for hosting this session. |
More information on EAA Chapter 673 can be found here.
November 9, 2007: EAA Chapter 279, Hanson, MA
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Terrafugia CEO/CTO Carl Dietrich spoke on the Transition® to a full crowd at the November 9th meeting of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 279, the Colonial Chapter, at the Cranland Airport in Hanson, MA. General information on Terrafugia and an update on the Proof-of-Concept construction was covered in addition to audience questions. |
More information on EAA Chapter 279 can be found here.
October 13, 2007: Cub Scouts, Pack 107, Site Visit, Woburn, MA
Terrafugia co-founders Carl Dietrich, Samuel Schweighart and Anna Mracek Dietrich hosted Cubs and parents from Pack 107, Den 1, from Chelmsford, MA at Terrafugia's Prototype Development facility in Woburn, MA. The Saturday morning event included a brief lesson on how airplanes work, what it's like to be a General Aviation Pilot, and a tour of the shop. The Cubs also got a lesson in how to fly the Transition® with the X-Plane® simulator and folded their own paper airplanes.
Cub Scouts learning to fly the Transition® X-Plane® simulator: |
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For more information on the Cub Scouts, click here.
(Terrafugia has no affiliation with the Boy Scouts of America.)
October 2-3, 2007: FAA Airports Division, Central Region Annual Airports Conference, Overland Park, Kansas
Terrafugia's Chief Operating Officer Anna Mracek Dietrich gave a session at the FAA Airports Division Central Region Annual Airports Conference on October 3, 2007 to a full room on "The Future of Aviation". Besides sharing an update on the development of the Transition®, Anna thanked the airports community for their continued maintenance of the strong airport infrastructure that will support use of the Transition®. She also encouraged them to support the sale of auto gas at FBO's. Feedback was very positive.
Terrafugia would like to thank the FAA Airports Division, Central Region for making this opportunity available.
More information about the conference can be found here.
If you are an airport operator and would like to participate in this discussion but was not be able to attend, please email us at info@terrafugia.com with "airport" somewhere in the subject line.
September 17-20, 2007: SAE AeroTech Congress and Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA
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Terrafugia's VP of Engineering, Dr. Samuel Schweighart, represented the company at the SAE AeroTech Congress and Exhibition at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA. In addition to presenting Terrafugia's status in the development of the Transition®, which was well-received, Samuel met with other flying car enthusiasts to discuss the future of aviation. |
From the Congress website: "The SAE AeroTech Congress and Exhibition provides a forum for the aerospace community to meet and discuss current and future challenges, opportunities, and requirements of next-generation R&D, products, and systems and to develop professional relationships among the members of the world aerospace community. Technical sessions, panel discussions, and keynote presentations are integrated in a program that provides value to industry and government engineers, scientists, designers, program managers, operators, educators, and students. The technical program will cover a broad spectrum of topics including avionics, environment, flight sciences, man-machine interface, manufacturing, materials/structures, propulsion, safety, and systems."
Terrafugia would like to particularly thank Dr. Branko Sahr for his invitation and support.
Information about the Congress can be found here.
September 14-15, 2007: NCAE Leadership Conference on Aviation and Space Education, Arlington, VA
On September 14, 2007, Alex Min - Terrafugia's VP of Sales and Marketing - was the guest speaker at the opening reception for the Leadership Conference on Aviation and Space Education (LCASE). A biennial conference sponsored by the National Coalition for Aviation Education (NCAE), this year's conference was held in Arlington , Virginia with the theme of "Priming the Pump - Strengthening Tomorrow's Aerospace Workforce." Alex introduced Terrafugia to the conference attendees and spoke about the importance of education to the founding team at Terrafugia.
More information about NCAE can be found here.
The conference website can be found here.
September 11, 2007: Burlington RC Flyers, Lexington, MA
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Terrafugia CEO/CTO Carl Dietrich spoke at the monthly meeting of the Burlington RC Flyers about the RC Transition® and the rest of the development project. More information about the Burlington RC Flyers can be found on their website. |
September 8, 2007: EAA 106 site visit, Woburn, MA
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Terrafugia hosted the local Boston Chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA 106) at our Woburn, MA facility for a fun and informative session that included a presentation and shop tour. The Chapter hosted a cook-out after the program. Terrafugia wishes to thank the EAA 106 board and members for making this event such a success! If you are interested in information on how to join EAA 106, please see: their website. Or, you can download a PDF about the chapter here. |
July 23-29, 2007: EAA AirVenture, Oshkosh, WI
Terrafugia completed our second year at Oshkosh having put over 500 cycles on the Proof-of-Concept folding wing that was on display. Also available for viewing were the 1/5th scale wind tunnel and RC models of the Transition® as well as footage of both in action.
Terrafugia would like to thank everyone that came by to see the progress we've made in the last year and the pilots that joined our family of depositors during the show.
The official press release on the show is available here.
The official EAA AirVenture site is located here.
April 16-18, 2007: FAA Airports Division, Northwest Mountain Region Annual Airports Conference, Seattle, Washington
The FAA Northwest Mountain Region Airports Conference was held at the Double Tree Hotel, Seattle Airport on April 16-18, 2007. Anna Mracek Dietrich represented Terrafugia in a session on the "Future of Aviation" on April 17, 2007. Terrafugia would like to thank the FAA and the conference organizers for this opportunity to engage the airport and aviation community.
Also presenting at the conference was Dick Blanchard, New Orleans Airport Fire Chief, on the truly impressive humanitarian efforts that were conducted at the New Orleans airport in the aftermath of Katrina. It was a shining example of the skill and dedication of the aviation community.
If you are an airport operator and would like to participate in this discussion but was not be able to attend, please email us at info@terrafugia.com with "airport" somewhere in the subject line.
Conference information is available here.
March 16, 2007: Granite State Airport Managers Association, Pease International Tradeport, Portsmouth, NH
Terrafugia's Chief Operating Officer, Anna Mracek Dietrich spoke at the Granite State Airport Managers Association meeting on March 16, 2007 at the Pease International Tradeport in Portsmouth, NH. Terrafugia would like to thank the GSAMA and all the participants who contributed to our ongoing effort to interface effectively with the existing airport infrastructure. More information about the GSAMA may be obtained from the group's Secretary.
March 6-8 , 2007: FAA Airports Division, Southwest Region Annual Airports Partnership Conference, Fort Worth, Texas
Terrafugia would like to thank the FAA Southwest Region Airports Division for hosting Terrafugia Chief Operating Officer Anna Mracek Dietrich as the lunch speaker on March 7, 2007. The feedback we received from the airport community during this event will continue to be very useful as we strive to make the Transition as user-friendly as possible. Thank you!
January 24-26, 2007: Powerful Ideas Summit, Valencia, Spain
Described as a "Meeting of entrepreneurship, Innovation and Business Creation based on Science, Technology and New Business Models", the Powerful Ideas Summit was a venue for innovators and entrepreneurs from around the globe to meet and exchange ideas. Carl Dietrich presented the Transition and what it's taken to get Terrafugia to this point under the title, " Taking off: 'Terrafugia and The Personal Air Vehicle concept' " on January 25, 2007 in Valencia, Spain. Terrafugia was joined at the conference by James Patton, a graduate of the MIT Media Lab and founder of Patten Studio, LLC, Paul Osterman, Deputy Dean at the MIT Sloan School of Business, Michail Bletsas of One Laptop Per Child, John Perry Barlow of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and entrepreneurs from across Spain and Europe including Ignacio Garcia, founder of the newest regional jet service in Spain. Overall, it was an inspiring event promoting entrepreneurship that Terrafugia was proud to be part of.
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From left to right: Adolfo Plasencia, Director of the Powerful Ideas Summit, Carl Dietrich and Maria Plasencia, translation, at a press conference during the Summit. |
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