Flying cars and New Hampshire’s “Jetsons Bill” for Bloomberg Hyperdrive
May 7, 2021

Terrafugia flying car manufacturing and prototype test flight

For Bloomberg Hyperdrive, a relatively new vertical on the future of transportation, I got an absolutely dream assignment to photograph honest-to-goodness flying cars. New Hampshire is the first state in the US to create legislation regulating the use of flying cars, also known as roadable aircraft, allowing them to be used in the air and on the roads. A dream of the future for decades, there are now at least two manufacturers who will be selling flying cars in the near future, and both of them have outposts in New Hampshire.

The shoot took me to Terrafugia's headquarters in Massachusetts (where their latest model was on display with folded wings, a turn signal, and an active car license plate on it), a New Hampshire airport where Terrafugia has been running test flights with a flying car prototype for safety certifications; to PAL-V's sales office at the airport in Manchester, NH; and to one of the only remaining slotcar race tracks in the United States, run by one of the state legislators responsible for getting the so-called Jetsons Bill regulating flying cars into state law.

Every piece of this project was like a kid in a candy shop with so much to photograph (even though some of the facilities had very strict rules about what could be photographed). A huge thanks to Eugene for calling me for this one!!!

A third generation prototype used for safety certification of Terrafugia's flying car, The Transition, stands in the prototype manufacturing facility at the company's headquarters in Woburn, Massachusetts, on Thu., Oct. 22, 2020. The checkerboard pattern on the body is a carbon fiber material that is both lightweight and stiff and will be covered with paint in the final production of the vehicle. The vehicle is a so-called roadable aircraft, a vehicle which functions as both a car on ordinary roads and flies like a plane. The wings fold up for road driving. The second generation vehicle first flew in 2012 and now the company is conducting flight tests and preparing for air and road safety certifications for the third generation. New Hampshire state legislators recently passed the Jetsons Bill, which sets up a framework for the legal operation of flying cars both on roads and in the air, the first state in the US to do so.
A model of the second generation of Terrafugia's flying car, The Transition, stands in the company's headquarters in Woburn, Massachusetts, on Thu., Oct. 22, 2020. The vehicle is a so-called roadable aircraft, a vehicle which functions as both a car on ordinary roads and flies like a plane. The wings fold up for road driving. This second generation vehicle first flew in 2012 and now the company is conducting flight tests and preparing for air and road safety certifications for the third generation. New Hampshire state legislators recently passed the Jetsons Bill, which sets up a framework for the legal operation of flying cars both on roads and in the air, the first state in the US to do so.
Kevin Colburn, Vice President and General Manager of Terrafugia, is seen with the second generation of Terrafugia's flying car, The Transition, in the prototype manufacturing facility at the company's headquarters in Woburn, Massachusetts, on Thu., Oct. 22, 2020. The vehicle is a so-called roadable aircraft, a vehicle which functions as both a car on ordinary roads and flies like a plane. The wings fold up for road driving. This second generation vehicle first flew in 2012 and now the company is conducting flight tests and preparing for air and road safety certifications for the third generation. New Hampshire state legislators recently passed the Jetsons Bill, which sets up a framework for the legal operation of flying cars both on roads and in the air, the first state in the US to do so.
A turn signal level (right, used during road driving) and controls for the vehicle's folding wings and magnetos are seen in the second generation of Terrafugia's flying car, The Transition, in the prototype manufacturing facility at the company's headquarters in Woburn, Massachusetts, on Thu., Oct. 22, 2020. The vehicle is a so-called roadable aircraft, a vehicle which functions as both a car on ordinary roads and flies like a plane. The wings fold up for road driving. The second generation vehicle first flew in 2012 and now the company is conducting flight tests and preparing for air and road safety certifications for the third generation. New Hampshire state legislators recently passed the Jetsons Bill, which sets up a framework for the legal operation of flying cars both on roads and in the air, the first state in the US to do so.
Assembly technicians construct the rear portion of the third generation of Terrafugia's flying car, The Transition, in the prototype manufacturing facility at the company's headquarters in Woburn, Massachusetts, on Thu., Oct. 22, 2020. The vehicle is a so-called roadable aircraft, a vehicle which functions as both a car on ordinary roads and flies like a plane. The wings fold up for road driving. The second generation vehicle first flew in 2012 and now the company is conducting flight tests and preparing for air and road safety certifications for the third generation. New Hampshire state legislators recently passed the Jetsons Bill, which sets up a framework for the legal operation of flying cars both on roads and in the air, the first state in the US to do so.
A mechanical engineer replaces a part on a third generation prototype used for safety certification of Terrafugia's flying car, The Transition, in the prototype manufacturing facility at the company's headquarters in Woburn, Massachusetts, on Thu., Oct. 22, 2020. The checkerboard pattern on the body is a carbon fiber material that is both lightweight and stiff and will be covered with paint in the final production of the vehicle. The vehicle is a so-called roadable aircraft, a vehicle which functions as both a car on ordinary roads and flies like a plane. The wings fold up for road driving. The second generation vehicle first flew in 2012 and now the company is conducting flight tests and preparing for air and road safety certifications for the third generation. New Hampshire state legislators recently passed the Jetsons Bill, which sets up a framework for the legal operation of flying cars both on roads and in the air, the first state in the US to do so.
A view of the rear portion of the third generation of Terrafugia's flying car, The Transition, in the prototype manufacturing facility at the company's headquarters in Woburn, Massachusetts, on Thu., Oct. 22, 2020. The checkerboard pattern on the body is a carbon fiber material that is both lightweight and stiff and will be covered with paint in the final production of the vehicle. The brown pieces on the body are fiberglass pieces which don't require the same level of strength as carbon fiber, a more expensive material; the brown pieces will also be painted on the finished vehicle. The vehicle is a so-called roadable aircraft, a vehicle which functions as both a car on ordinary roads and flies like a plane. The wings fold up for road driving. The second generation vehicle first flew in 2012 and now the company is conducting flight tests and preparing for air and road safety certifications for the third generation. New Hampshire state legislators recently passed the Jetsons Bill, which sets up a framework for the legal operation of flying cars both on roads and in the air, the first state in the US to do so.
The front wheel and disc brake are seen on a third generation prototype used for safety certification of Terrafugia's flying car, The Transition, is seen in the prototype manufacturing facility at the company's headquarters in Woburn, Massachusetts, on Thu., Oct. 22, 2020. The checkerboard pattern on the body is a carbon fiber material that is both lightweight and stiff and will be covered with paint in the final production of the vehicle. The vehicle is a so-called roadable aircraft, a vehicle which functions as both a car on ordinary roads and flies like a plane. The wings fold up for road driving. The second generation vehicle first flew in 2012 and now the company is conducting flight tests and preparing for air and road safety certifications for the third generation. New Hampshire state legislators recently passed the Jetsons Bill, which sets up a framework for the legal operation of flying cars both on roads and in the air, the first state in the US to do so.
A section of the wing of a third generation prototype used for safety certification of Terrafugia's flying car, The Transition, lays on a table in the prototype manufacturing facility at the company's headquarters in Woburn, Massachusetts, on Thu., Oct. 22, 2020. The checkerboard pattern on the body is a carbon fiber material that is both lightweight and stiff and will be covered with paint in the final production of the vehicle. The green lines are reference markers for collecting data on stress on the part when weights are placed on the wing during a certification test. The zig-zag wire attached to a small white rectangle is a strain gauge which will detect deformation of the carbon fiber during the test. The vehicle is a so-called roadable aircraft, a vehicle which functions as both a car on ordinary roads and flies like a plane. The wings fold up for road driving. The second generation vehicle first flew in 2012 and now the company is conducting flight tests and preparing for air and road safety certifications for the third generation. New Hampshire state legislators recently passed the Jetsons Bill, which sets up a framework for the legal operation of flying cars both on roads and in the air, the first state in the US to do so.
Kevin Colburn, Vice President and General Manager of Terrafugia, is seen with the second generation of Terrafugia's flying car, The Transition, in the prototype manufacturing facility at the company's headquarters in Woburn, Massachusetts, on Thu., Oct. 22, 2020. The vehicle is a so-called roadable aircraft, a vehicle which functions as both a car on ordinary roads and flies like a plane. The wings fold up for road driving. This second generation vehicle first flew in 2012 and now the company is conducting flight tests and preparing for air and road safety certifications for the third generation. New Hampshire state legislators recently passed the Jetsons Bill, which sets up a framework for the legal operation of flying cars both on roads and in the air, the first state in the US to do so.
Composite technician move a carbon fiber piece of a wing that will be installed in a third generation prototype used for safety certification of Terrafugia's flying car, The Transition, into an oven for curing the carbon fiber material in the prototype manufacturing facility at the company's headquarters in Woburn, Massachusetts, on Thu., Oct. 22, 2020. The checkerboard pattern on the body is a carbon fiber material that is both lightweight and stiff and will be covered with paint in the final production of the vehicle. The material is soft and pliable like a fabric prior to curing so it is placed on a mold as seen here and then cured at approximately 300 degrees for 10 hours to harden it for installation and use. The vehicle is a so-called roadable aircraft, a vehicle which functions as both a car on ordinary roads and flies like a plane. The wings fold up for road driving. The second generation vehicle first flew in 2012 and now the company is conducting flight tests and preparing for air and road safety certifications for the third generation. New Hampshire state legislators recently passed the Jetsons Bill, which sets up a framework for the legal operation of flying cars both on roads and in the air, the first state in the US to do so.
The second generation of Terrafugia's flying car, The Transition, stands in the prototype manufacturing facility at the company's headquarters in Woburn, Massachusetts, on Thu., Oct. 22, 2020. The vehicle is a so-called roadable aircraft, a vehicle which functions as both a car on ordinary roads and flies like a plane. The wings fold up for road driving. The second generation vehicle first flew in 2012 and now the company is conducting flight tests and preparing for air and road safety certifications for the third generation. New Hampshire state legislators recently passed the Jetsons Bill, which sets up a framework for the legal operation of flying cars both on roads and in the air, the first state in the US to do so.
Phil Meteer, age 67, Terrafugia's Chief Pilot, sits in the cockpit and adjusts his helmet before a test flight of the company's flying car, The Transition, in a hangar at Nashua Airport in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Thu., Oct. 22, 2020. The company has been recently been conducting test flights of the vehicle as part of certification of air and road worthiness. This test vehicle has some sections covered just with brown fiberglass as a way to allow engineers and mechanics easy access to switch out components for testing. New Hampshire recently passed the so-called Jetsons Bill which makes legal the use of flying cars on public roadways if the vehicles conform to various regulatory and safety requirements for both planes and cars.
A manual titled "Aircraft inspection, repair & alterations: acceptable methods, techniques, and practices," lays on a work table in the hangar where an experimental version of Terrafugia's flying car, The Transition, is worked on during test flights at Nashua Airport in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Thu., Oct. 22, 2020. The company has been recently been conducting test flights of the vehicle as part of certification of air and road worthiness. This test vehicle has some sections covered just with brown fiberglass as a way to allow engineers and mechanics easy access to switch out components for testing. New Hampshire recently passed the so-called Jetsons Bill which makes legal the use of flying cars on public roadways if the vehicles conform to various regulatory and safety requirements for both planes and cars.
A toolbox holding tools and parts for the the Rotax engine stands in the hangar where Terrafugia's flying car, The Transition, is worked on at Nashua Airport in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Thu., Oct. 22, 2020. The company has been recently been conducting test flights of the vehicle as part of certification of air and road worthiness. This test vehicle has some sections covered just with brown fiberglass as a way to allow engineers and mechanics easy access to switch out components for testing. New Hampshire recently passed the so-called Jetsons Bill which makes legal the use of flying cars on public roadways if the vehicles conform to various regulatory and safety requirements for both planes and cars.
A view of the dual tail section of an experimental version of Terrafugia's flying car, The Transition, standing in a hangar before a test flight at Nashua Airport in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Thu., Oct. 22, 2020. The company has been recently been conducting test flights of the vehicle as part of certification of air and road worthiness. This test vehicle has some sections covered just with brown fiberglass as a way to allow engineers and mechanics easy access to switch out components for testing. New Hampshire recently passed the so-called Jetsons Bill which makes legal the use of flying cars on public roadways if the vehicles conform to various regulatory and safety requirements for both planes and cars.
Phil Meteer, age 67, Terrafugia's Chief Pilot, inspects the company's flying car, The Transition, before a test flight in a hangar at Nashua Airport in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Thu., Oct. 22, 2020. The company has been recently been conducting test flights of the vehicle as part of certification of air and road worthiness. This test vehicle has some sections covered just with brown fiberglass as a way to allow engineers and mechanics easy access to switch out components for testing. New Hampshire recently passed the so-called Jetsons Bill which makes legal the use of flying cars on public roadways if the vehicles conform to various regulatory and safety requirements for both planes and cars.
A patch reading "Transition FAV/FTV Flight Test / Terrafugia / 2019" is seen on the flightsuit sleeve of Terrafugia's Chief Pilot Phil Meteer, age 67, before a test flight of Terrafugia's flying car, The Transition, at Nashua Airport in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Thu., Oct. 22, 2020. The company has been recently been conducting test flights of the vehicle as part of certification of air and road worthiness. This test vehicle has some sections covered just with brown fiberglass as a way to allow engineers and mechanics easy access to switch out components for testing. New Hampshire recently passed the so-called Jetsons Bill which makes legal the use of flying cars on public roadways if the vehicles conform to various regulatory and safety requirements for both planes and cars.
A jacket owned by Terrafugia's Chief Pilot Phil Meteer, age 67, hangs on a door in the hangar where Terrafugia's flying car, The Transition, is worked on at Nashua Airport in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Thu., Oct. 22, 2020. The company has been recently been conducting test flights of the vehicle as part of certification of air and road worthiness. This test vehicle has some sections covered just with brown fiberglass as a way to allow engineers and mechanics easy access to switch out components for testing. New Hampshire recently passed the so-called Jetsons Bill which makes legal the use of flying cars on public roadways if the vehicles conform to various regulatory and safety requirements for both planes and cars.
Phil Meteer, age 67, Terrafugia's Chief Pilot, sits in the cockpit before a test flight of the company's flying car, The Transition, in a hangar at Nashua Airport in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Thu., Oct. 22, 2020. The company has been recently been conducting test flights of the vehicle as part of certification of air and road worthiness. This test vehicle has some sections covered just with brown fiberglass as a way to allow engineers and mechanics easy access to switch out components for testing. New Hampshire recently passed the so-called Jetsons Bill which makes legal the use of flying cars on public roadways if the vehicles conform to various regulatory and safety requirements for both planes and cars.
Phil Meteer, age 67, (green flightsuit at right) Terrafugia's Chief Pilot, leads a pre-flight briefing with the test team before a test flight of the company's flying car, The Transition, in a hangar at Nashua Airport in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Thu., Oct. 22, 2020. The briefing included a rundown of all tests that would take place during the two-hour flight, and all safety measures for the flight. The company has been recently been conducting test flights of the vehicle as part of certification of air and road worthiness. This test vehicle has some sections covered just with brown fiberglass as a way to allow engineers and mechanics easy access to switch out components for testing. New Hampshire recently passed the so-called Jetsons Bill which makes legal the use of flying cars on public roadways if the vehicles conform to various regulatory and safety requirements for both planes and cars.
Engineer Alan Brown downloads data from a previous flight from within the cockpit of the experimental version of Terrafugia's flying car, The Transition, in a hangar before a test flight at Nashua Airport in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Thu., Oct. 22, 2020. The company has been recently been conducting test flights of the vehicle as part of certification of air and road worthiness. This test vehicle has some sections covered just with brown fiberglass as a way to allow engineers and mechanics easy access to switch out components for testing. New Hampshire recently passed the so-called Jetsons Bill which makes legal the use of flying cars on public roadways if the vehicles conform to various regulatory and safety requirements for both planes and cars.
Terrafugia's flying car, The Transition, takes off for a test flight at Nashua Airport in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Thu., Oct. 22, 2020. The company has been recently been conducting test flights of the vehicle as part of certification of air and road worthiness. This test vehicle has some sections covered just with brown fiberglass as a way to allow engineers and mechanics easy access to switch out components for testing. New Hampshire recently passed the so-called Jetsons Bill which makes legal the use of flying cars on public roadways if the vehicles conform to various regulatory and safety requirements for both planes and cars.
Test controller Edmnd Golaski (left) and engineer Alan Brown look over the plan before a test flight of the experimental version of Terrafugia's flying car, The Transition, in a hangar at Nashua Airport in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Thu., Oct. 22, 2020. The company has been recently been conducting test flights of the vehicle as part of certification of air and road worthiness. This test vehicle has some sections covered just with brown fiberglass as a way to allow engineers and mechanics easy access to switch out components for testing. New Hampshire recently passed the so-called Jetsons Bill which makes legal the use of flying cars on public roadways if the vehicles conform to various regulatory and safety requirements for both planes and cars.
Members of the Terrafugia test team wheel out the company's flying car, The Transition, before Phil Meteer, age 67, Terrafugia's Chief Pilot, begins a test flight at Nashua Airport in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Thu., Oct. 22, 2020. The company has been recently been conducting test flights of the vehicle as part of certification of air and road worthiness. This test vehicle has some sections covered just with brown fiberglass as a way to allow engineers and mechanics easy access to switch out components for testing. New Hampshire recently passed the so-called Jetsons Bill which makes legal the use of flying cars on public roadways if the vehicles conform to various regulatory and safety requirements for both planes and cars.

Steven D. Smith and Smith Scale Speedway slotcar races

Steven Smith (right), a state legislator in the New Hampshire House of Representative (R, Sullivan County-11), prepares to race while wife Adele Smith, 49, acts as race director (tabulating lap totals and managing the race) at Smith Scale Speedway, a slotcar racetrack in a garage near his home that he runs in Charlestown, New Hampshire, on Sun., Oct. 18, 2020. Smith is the author of the Jetsons Bill, a piece of legislation signed into law in 2020, which regulates the usage of so-called flying cars, or "roadable planes," allowing them to fly in the state and also drive on the state's roads.
Old trophies are seen on a shelf at Smith Scale Speedway, a slotcar racetrack run by Steven Smith, a state legislator in the New Hampshire House of Representative (R, Sullivan County-11), in Charlestown, New Hampshire, on Sun., Oct. 18, 2020. Smith is the author of the Jetsons Bill, a piece of legislation signed into law in 2020, which regulates the usage of so-called flying cars, or "roadable planes," allowing them to fly in the state and also drive on the state's roads.
Slotcar parts lay on a workbench in the workshop of the garage holding Smith Scale Speedway, a slotcar racetrack run by Steven Smith, a state legislator in the New Hampshire House of Representative (R, Sullivan County-11), in Charlestown, New Hampshire, on Sun., Oct. 18, 2020. Smith is the author of the Jetsons Bill, a piece of legislation signed into law in 2020, which regulates the usage of so-called flying cars, or "roadable planes," allowing them to fly in the state and also drive on the state's roads.
Steven Smith, a state legislator in the New Hampshire House of Representative (R, Sullivan County-11), is seen outside the garage near his home holding Smith Scale Speedway, a slotcar racetrack that Smith runs in Charlestown, New Hampshire, on Sun., Oct. 18, 2020. Smith is the author of the Jetsons Bill, a piece of legislation signed into law in 2020, which regulates the usage of so-called flying cars, or "roadable planes," allowing them to fly in the state and also drive on the state's roads.
A container holds slotcar parts in the workshop of the garage holding Smith Scale Speedway, a slotcar racetrack run by Steven Smith, a state legislator in the New Hampshire House of Representative (R, Sullivan County-11), in Charlestown, New Hampshire, on Sun., Oct. 18, 2020. Smith is the author of the Jetsons Bill, a piece of legislation signed into law in 2020, which regulates the usage of so-called flying cars, or "roadable planes," allowing them to fly in the state and also drive on the state's roads.
Gawain Smith, 16, poses with a bottle of Krud Kutter cleaner after winning the Islip Legends division race at Smith Scale Speedway, a slotcar racetrack run by Gawain's father Steven Smith, a state legislator in the New Hampshire House of Representative (R, Sullivan County-11), in a garage near his home in Charlestown, New Hampshire, on Sun., Oct. 18, 2020. Smith is the author of the Jetsons Bill, a piece of legislation signed into law in 2020, which regulates the usage of so-called flying cars, or "roadable planes," allowing them to fly in the state and also drive on the state's roads.
Slotcars in the Bombers division (sponsored by Boss Bodies) race on the track of Smith Scale Speedway, a slotcar racetrack run by Steven Smith, a state legislator in the New Hampshire House of Representative (R, Sullivan County-11), in Charlestown, New Hampshire, on Sun., Oct. 18, 2020. Smith is the author of the Jetsons Bill, a piece of legislation signed into law in 2020, which regulates the usage of so-called flying cars, or "roadable planes," allowing them to fly in the state and also drive on the state's roads.
Steven Smith, a state legislator in the New Hampshire House of Representative (R, Sullivan County-11), holds his favorite slotcar, a 1968 Barracuda model, outside the garage near his home holding Smith Scale Speedway, a slotcar racetrack that Smith runs in Charlestown, New Hampshire, on Sun., Oct. 18, 2020. Smith is the author of the Jetsons Bill, a piece of legislation signed into law in 2020, which regulates the usage of so-called flying cars, or "roadable planes," allowing them to fly in the state and also drive on the state's roads.
Racing memorabilia covers the walls at Smith Scale Speedway, a slotcar racetrack run by Steven Smith , a state legislator in the New Hampshire House of Representative (R, Sullivan County-11), in a garage near his home in Charlestown, New Hampshire, on Sun., Oct. 18, 2020. Smith is the author of the Jetsons Bill, a piece of legislation signed into law in 2020, which regulates the usage of so-called flying cars, or "roadable planes," allowing them to fly in the state and also drive on the state's roads.
Steven Smith, a state legislator in the New Hampshire House of Representative (R, Sullivan County-11), holds a slotcar controller while racing cars at Smith Scale Speedway, a slotcar racetrack in a garage near his home that he runs in Charlestown, New Hampshire, on Sun., Oct. 18, 2020. Smith is the author of the Jetsons Bill, a piece of legislation signed into law in 2020, which regulates the usage of so-called flying cars, or "roadable planes," allowing them to fly in the state and also drive on the state's roads.
Winning slotcars in the Bombers division (sponsored by Boss Bodies) race are arranged in the "Victory Lane" on the track of Smith Scale Speedway, a slotcar racetrack run by Steven Smith, a state legislator in the New Hampshire House of Representative (R, Sullivan County-11), in Charlestown, New Hampshire, on Sun., Oct. 18, 2020. Smith is the author of the Jetsons Bill, a piece of legislation signed into law in 2020, which regulates the usage of so-called flying cars, or "roadable planes," allowing them to fly in the state and also drive on the state's roads.
Steven Smith, a state legislator in the New Hampshire House of Representative (R, Sullivan County-11), applies suntan lotion to the wheels of a slotcar while racing cars at Smith Scale Speedway, a slotcar racetrack in a garage near his home that he runs in Charlestown, New Hampshire, on Sun., Oct. 18, 2020. Smith is the author of the Jetsons Bill, a piece of legislation signed into law in 2020, which regulates the usage of so-called flying cars, or "roadable planes," allowing them to fly in the state and also drive on the state's roads. Smith says that suntan lotion is an old slotcar trick that helps preserve the cars' tires and improve traction.
Frequent racer Jim Rhodes, 48, of Springfield, NH, controls a slotcar during racing at Smith Scale Speedway, a slotcar racetrack run by Steven Smith, a state legislator in the New Hampshire House of Representative (R, Sullivan County-11), in Charlestown, New Hampshire, on Sun., Oct. 18, 2020. Smith is the author of the Jetsons Bill, a piece of legislation signed into law in 2020, which regulates the usage of so-called flying cars, or "roadable planes," allowing them to fly in the state and also drive on the state's roads.
A sign reading "Slot Cars St" stands by the road to Smith Scale Speedway, a slotcar racetrack run by Steven Smith, a state legislator in the New Hampshire House of Representative (R, Sullivan County-11), in Charlestown, New Hampshire, on Sun., Oct. 18, 2020. Smith is the author of the Jetsons Bill, a piece of legislation signed into law in 2020, which regulates the usage of so-called flying cars, or "roadable planes," allowing them to fly in the state and also drive on the state's roads.

Keith Ammon and the PAL-V roadable aircraft sales office in Manchester, NH

Keith Ammon, a sales representative for PAL-V, poses for a portrait in his PAL-V sales office in the Ammon Center at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Fri., Oct. 23, 2020. PAL-V stands for Personal Air and Land Vehicle and is a so-called roadable aircraft or flying car, meaning that it can function both as an air vehicle and road vehicle. Ammon served in the New Hampshire state House of Representatives as a Republican representing Hillsborough 40th District from 2014 to 2018 and is currently running for election to the legislature. Ammon helped draft the Jetsons Bill, a recently signed law that makes flying cars legal in New Hampshire, the first state to adopt such legislation. Though they share the same last name, Ammon says he doesn't know whether the person the building is named after is related to him.
Gordon Baxter's book "How to Fly" lays on a window sill in the offices of the National Flight Simulator pilot training school in the Ammon Center at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Fri., Oct. 23, 2020. Keith Ammon, a sales representative for PAL-V, has his sales office in the building. PAL-V stands for Personal Air and Land Vehicle and is a so-called roadable aircraft or flying car, meaning that it can function both as an air vehicle and road vehicle. Ammon served in the New Hampshire state House of Representatives as a Republican representing Hillsborough 40th District from 2014 to 2018 and is currently running for election to the legislature. Ammon helped draft the Jetsons Bill, a recently signed law that makes flying cars legal in New Hampshire, the first state to adopt such legislation. Though they share the same last name, Ammon says he doesn't know whether the person the building is named after is related to him.
PAL-V sales brochures and a sign reading "Be a Pioneer" lay on a display in the lobby of the Ammon Center at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Fri., Oct. 23, 2020. Keith Ammon, a sales representative for PAL-V, has his sales office in the building. PAL-V stands for Personal Air and Land Vehicle and is a so-called roadable aircraft or flying car, meaning that it can function both as an air vehicle and road vehicle. Ammon served in the New Hampshire state House of Representatives as a Republican representing Hillsborough 40th District from 2014 to 2018 and is currently running for election to the legislature. Ammon helped draft the Jetsons Bill, a recently signed law that makes flying cars legal in New Hampshire, the first state to adopt such legislation. Though they share the same last name, Ammon says he doesn't know whether the person the building is named after is related to him.
Keith Ammon, a sales representative for PAL-V, is seen with his Piper Cherokee PA-28-180 airplane parked at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Fri., Oct. 23, 2020. PAL-V stands for Personal Air and Land Vehicle and is a so-called roadable aircraft or flying car, meaning that it can function both as an air vehicle and road vehicle. Ammon served in the New Hampshire state House of Representatives as a Republican representing Hillsborough 40th District from 2014 to 2018 and is currently running for election to the legislature. Ammon helped draft the Jetsons Bill, a recently signed law that makes flying cars legal in New Hampshire, the first state to adopt such legislation.
Keith Ammon, a sales representative for PAL-V, demonstrates a virtual reality (VR) demonstration set-up, used in sales meetings, which operates a PAL-V flight simulator, in his PAL-V sales office in the Ammon Center at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Fri., Oct. 23, 2020. PAL-V stands for Personal Air and Land Vehicle and is a so-called roadable aircraft or flying car, meaning that it can function both as an air vehicle and road vehicle. Ammon served in the New Hampshire state House of Representatives as a Republican representing Hillsborough 40th District from 2014 to 2018 and is currently running for election to the legislature. Ammon helped draft the Jetsons Bill, a recently signed law that makes flying cars legal in New Hampshire, the first state to adopt such legislation. Though they share the same last name, Ammon says he doesn't know whether the person the building is named after is related to him.
Keith Ammon, a sales representative for PAL-V, stands near a sales display featuring the PAL-V in the lobby of the Ammon Center at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT), where his sales office is located, in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Fri., Oct. 23, 2020. PAL-V stands for Personal Air and Land Vehicle and is a so-called roadable aircraft or flying car, meaning that it can function both as an air vehicle and road vehicle. Ammon served in the New Hampshire state House of Representatives as a Republican representing Hillsborough 40th District from 2014 to 2018 and is currently running for election to the legislature. Ammon helped draft the Jetsons Bill, a recently signed law that makes flying cars legal in New Hampshire, the first state to adopt such legislation. Though they share the same last name, Ammon says he doesn't know whether the person the building is named after is related to him.
Keith Ammon, a sales representative for PAL-V, stands near a sales display featuring the PAL-V in the lobby of the Ammon Center at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT), where his sales office is located, in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Fri., Oct. 23, 2020. PAL-V stands for Personal Air and Land Vehicle and is a so-called roadable aircraft or flying car, meaning that it can function both as an air vehicle and road vehicle. Ammon served in the New Hampshire state House of Representatives as a Republican representing Hillsborough 40th District from 2014 to 2018 and is currently running for election to the legislature. Ammon helped draft the Jetsons Bill, a recently signed law that makes flying cars legal in New Hampshire, the first state to adopt such legislation. Though they share the same last name, Ammon says he doesn't know whether the person the building is named after is related to him.
A virtual reality (VR) demonstration set-up, used in sales meetings, which operates a PAL-V flight simulator, is seen on a desk in Keith Ammon's PAL-V sales office in the Ammon Center at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Fri., Oct. 23, 2020. PAL-V stands for Personal Air and Land Vehicle and is a so-called roadable aircraft or flying car, meaning that it can function both as an air vehicle and road vehicle. Ammon served in the New Hampshire state House of Representatives as a Republican representing Hillsborough 40th District from 2014 to 2018 and is currently running for election to the legislature. Ammon helped draft the Jetsons Bill, a recently signed law that makes flying cars legal in New Hampshire, the first state to adopt such legislation. Though they share the same last name, Ammon says he doesn't know whether the person the building is named after is related to him.
Keith Ammon, a sales representative for PAL-V, displays his skull cufflinks in his sales office in the Ammon Center at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Fri., Oct. 23, 2020. PAL-V stands for Personal Air and Land Vehicle and is a so-called roadable aircraft or flying car, meaning that it can function both as an air vehicle and road vehicle. Ammon served in the New Hampshire state House of Representatives as a Republican representing Hillsborough 40th District from 2014 to 2018 and is currently running for election to the legislature. Ammon helped draft the Jetsons Bill, a recently signed law that makes flying cars legal in New Hampshire, the first state to adopt such legislation. Though they share the same last name, Ammon says he doesn't know whether the person the building is named after is related to him.
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