When you have a group of people from M.I.T. working on a concept,
it’s only a matter of time. Terrafugia’s team has a
stellar cast list. Their goal is to bring the flying car concept
out of novelty, and into a workable and usable vehicle for the
general aviation world.
“To be able to support that Marine on the ground,
we bring a lot more of our fire from the air than the Army
does... Because we’re a lighter, quicker-to-the-fight
force, we rely much more on aviation as an integral part of this
team, this Navy-Marine air-ground team.”
Source: Marine Col. Robert Walsh, deputy
assistant commandant for aviation, in a recent
interview. Walsh noted that Aviation makes up about one-third
of the total Marine Corps, with about 1,200 aircraft.
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