FAA Accepts Auto Safety Features Can Benefit General Aviation

Credit: Terrafugia
The benefit of automotive safety features to general aviation has persuaded the FAA to grant Terrafugia a waiver of weight and stall-speed limits so it can self-certify its Transition flying car as a light sport aircraft (LSA). The Woburn, Massachusetts-based startup applied for the waiver in 2014...
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