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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aircraft manufacturing |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Founders | Carl 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] |
| Parent | Zhejiang Geely Holding Group |
| Website | www |
Terrafugia[2] (/ˌtɛrəˈfuːdʒiə/) 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]
- ^ Terrafugia (2021). "Terrafugia's Leadership Team". terrafugia.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Terrafugia Inc. "Terrafugia Announces FAA Special Light-Sport Airworthiness Certificate". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ O'Connor, Kate (February 17, 2021). "Layoffs Reported At Terrafugia". AVweb. Archived from the original on February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.