俄羅斯退役飛行員造出“飛機汽車”

A flying car is, among other things, the perfect solution to the often expensive irritant of finding a parking space at airports.
　　想要在機場周圍找到個停車位的需要不菲的車費，不過如果是一輛會飛的車便不會有這樣的困擾了。

The 'V. Bulgakov' is the work of former pilot Valery Bulgakov, 72, and though it looks rather cobbled together it does actually fly - albeit not very high or far.

這輛名爲“V. Bulgakov”的飛車是72歲的前飛行員Valery Bulgakov傑作，儘管看起來像是東拼西湊的，不過這輛車真的能飛，只是無法飛太高飛太遠罷了。

It becomes airborne at 60 miles per hour but has a maximum height of just 10 feet and can fly a distance of only 600 feet.

它在空中的時速能夠達到每小時60英里，能夠飛躍一個高10英尺的物體，並能飛行600英尺的距離。

The Russian inventor from the city of Kaluga, 93 miles south West of Moscow, modified a 1987 ZAZ Tavria car by replacing the doors and bonnet with lighter materials and then adding wings.

這位俄羅斯的發明家來自於莫斯科以南93英里的卡盧加市，他用更輕的材質取代了這輛1987年產的ZAZ Tavria汽車的車門與引擎蓋，並加裝上了機翼。

The four-cantilever wing design is intended to make it safer in the air, and it takes around 20 seconds to reach flight speed.

四懸臂式機翼的設計是爲了保證車體在空中的安全，汽車從發動到達到飛行速度需要20秒的時間。

While it was not designed for commercial sale or flight Bulgakov has patented his creation, which he showed off at the Autoexotics motor show in Moscow.

儘管飛車並非是處於商業量產或飛行所用而設計的，Bulgakov爲他的得意之作申請了專利，並且參加了在莫斯科所舉行的Autoexotics車展。

But just because Bulgakov isn't quite aiming for the skies, commercially-speaking, it doesn't mean others aren't.

雖然Bulgakov的最終目標並非飛向藍天，但從商業角度來說，並非其他人也是這麼想的。

The most high profile flying car to date has been the American-designed Terrafugia Transition, which was cleared for use on both roads and in the air in July last year.

目前最引人關注的飛行汽車是由美國廠商所涉及的Terrafugia Transition，在今年7月，它獲得了批准，在陸地行駛的同時，也可以在空中飛行。

It is scheduled to be released for sale as a Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA) in 2012 with an estimated price of $194,000 (￡118,000).

這款飛車將作爲輕型飛機在2012年上市，售價約爲194000美元、

It is road-worthy as a car and was designed to fit into the average garage space, but also has foldaway wings that saw it fly for 3,000 feet on its test flight in 2009.

飛車不僅能像普通汽車那樣上路影史，同時還能停入車庫，2009年的測試實驗中，可摺疊的機翼使其能夠車飛行到3000英尺的高空。