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Text and Picture submitted by Ingo "Jesse Blue" Zogel, Zogel@t-online.de
The first mention I found was of an "autocar" presented by René Tampier at the Paris Airshow in 1921. The one shown
above was done by Moulton B. Taylor from 1949. It was a 'normal' car, with
a normal front engine for road use. Wings and tail assembly could easily
be fixed within five minutes and only if they were attached and sealed
correctly would the motor start for flight mode.
In the rear
compartment was a second airplane grade motor, which gave the necessary
power for the liftoff to the front wheels.
Six of these
vehicles were built and together they did more than 320,000 km on roads
and 5,000 hours airborne!
Data: The rear motor had 145 PS (107 kW) Max. Speed: Airborne: 201 km/h (125 mph) at 1525 m.
Road: 113 km/h (70 mph)
Ceiling:
3,660 m (12,008 ft.)
Range: Airborne: 805 km (500 miles)
Road: 483 km (300 miles)
Weight:
Plane configuration: 680 kg (1,822 lb.)
Car only: 499 kg (1,337 lb.)
Max. Payload for flight: 953
kg (2553 lb.)
Wing Span: 10.36 m (34 ft.) Length:
Car: 7.01 m (23 ft.); Plane Assembled: 8.08 m (26.5 ft.)
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