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Gomselmash11 ◊ 2010-04-25 04:38 |
similar to: -> http://www.cocheargentino.com.ar/a/aerocar.htm |
◊ 2010-04-25 04:45 |
This car has a picture on Wikipedia- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerocar |
◊ 2020-11-20 00:59 |
N4345F Aerocar III Wiki - The sixth Aerocar (N4345F) is painted red with silver wings. It was the final flying car effort by Moulton Taylor. The vehicle began life as one of the original Aerocars, but Taylor bought it back from a customer after it had been damaged in an accident on the ground in the 1960s. From there, he considerably re-built it as the Aerocar III, replacing the original cabin with a sleeker, more streamlined front wheel drive one (although it still fell far short of the sporty lines that Taylor had originally wanted to give it). The automotive unit weighed 1,100 lbs and was powered by a 140 hp Lycoming O-320. The trailer wheels for the wings in towed configuration were deployable from a compartment on the outside of each wing leading edge. The propeller driveshaft contains fine ball bearings that swing outward with centrifugal force, creating stiffness and dampening.[14] The four wheels are fully retractable. They are extended for takeoff and landing, partly retractable for road travel for stability reasons, and are fully retracted in flight.[15] Taylor was able to attract some interest from Ford, but ultimately, no production resulted. The single prototype is now displayed at Seattle's Museum of Flight, where it is displayed wearing registration N10 |