Anna Mracek Dietrich: A plane you can drive
Anna Mracek Dietrich: Et fly du kan kjøre
Anna Mracek Dietrich is one of the creators of the Transition, the "plane you can drive." Full bio
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Anna Mracek Dietrich - InventorAnna Mracek Dietrich is one of the creators of the Transition, the "plane you can drive."
Why you should listen
Anna Mracek Dietrich is a private pilot trying to making aviation accessible, safe -- and a reasonable way to get to work. With husband Carl and their team at Terrafugia, in Massachusetts, they are building a driveable aircraft (or, as they also term it, the Roadable Aircraft), which is designed to fold its wings, enabling it to be driven like a car. In 2009, Terrafugia successfully flew a proof-of-concept model, and they anticipate that Transition, the first production model, should be on the road by the end of 2011.
She says: "The most common question we got was 'You know that's impossible, right?' Now that we've done it, I don't get that question nearly so often."
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