For
those of you that have joined our mailing list
since our last update in November 2006, you can
view previous newsletters online at
www.terrafugia.com/news.
This
newsletter is sent out periodically to keep you
updated on our progress toward delivery of the
Transition personal air vehicle, or roadable
aircraft, with both technical and non-technical
news and events.
If you
have any questions about Terrafugia or the
Transition, please feel free to send us an email
at info@terrafugia.com.
To
reserve your airframe number today, visit
www.terrafugia.com/deposit.html or contact us at
sales@terrafugia.com.
Thank
you for your continued interest,
- The
Terrafugia Team
Share
Your Thoughts with Us
A
survey for both pilots and non-pilots is now
available through the Terrafugia homepage:
http://www.terrafugia.com (look for the image on
the bottom right).Your
answers will help ensure that were providing the
aviation community with the solution you
need.Thank you!
Terrafugia
Closes Financing Round
On
December
21, 2006, Terrafugia officially closed
its first round of external financing, an
angel round, that will be used for further
development of the Transition design and
prototype. This event marked a significant
milestone for the Terrafugia Team and the future
of general aviation.CEO Carl
Dietrich made a few remarks at the document
signing ceremony and closing
celebration:
"The
Transition is the first truly practical
roadable-aircraft. [...] Evidence for the
successful targeting of our product is rapidly
emerging as our order book grows and the buzz
surrounding the Transitions development builds.
This is a clear recipe for a general aviation
revolution, and Terrafugia will be at the center
of it. The next few years will be marked with
milestones like this as Terrafugia continues to
lay new ground in the aviation industry. I look
forward to working with all of you as we literally
and figuratively 'make the Transition.'
"
Terrafugia wishes to thank Goodwin Procter
LLP (http://www.goodwinprocter.com/) and the
MITEntrepreneurshipCenter
(http://entrepreneurship.mit.edu/) for their
involvement and support with this process.
2009
Production Sold Out
We are
pleased to announce that all of our anticipated
delivery capability for 2009 has been reserved,
and projected 2010 deliveries are beginning to be
filled.You can reserve your Transition airframe
number today by emailing sales@terrafugia.com or
simply following the deposit reservation
instructions at
http://www.terrafugia.com/deposit.html.You get
the advantage of securing your place in line while
your refundable deposit is held in an
interest-bearing escrow account.The line
will only get longer, so act
now!
Upcoming
2007 Events
Terrafugia recently represented
entrepreneurship in the United
States at the Powerful Ideas Summit,
held at the end of last month in Valencia,
Spain. It was a high-energy event with
speakers from around the US and
Europe. Upcoming events include the FAA
Airports Division, Southwest Region in Texas
in March and Northwest Mountain Region Annual
Conferences in Seattle in April, and, of course,
EAA AirVenture the last week of July 2007 in
Oshkosh, WI.
We're also participating in the SAE AeroTech
Congress and Exhibition this September in Los
Angeles, CA. More information and
links to the conference websites can be found on
our events page:
http://www.terrafugia.com/events.html. Also be
sure to check there periodically as we add
engagements to the calendar.
If you would like to arrange for
someone from Terrafugia to speak at your meeting
or event, please let us know by emailing
info@terrafugia.com.