AERO-CAR??

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4 total messages Started by stephen k johnson Wed, 18 Nov 1992 23:49

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Author: stephen k johnson
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 23:49

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I was just wondering if anyone on here had ever heard of the Aero-Car.
I think it was manafactured in the 50's.Only a few were made.I think about  
100.If you have E-Mail me.PLEASE!!



						Kelly


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Stephen Kelly Johnson
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Re: AERO-CAR??

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Author: vance kochenderfer
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 22:57

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     As a related item, you may want to look up the Piasecki airjeep.
There was another hovering car someone built for the army, but I can't
for the life of me remember what it's called.

Vance Kochenderfer
Virginia Tech             |   "You want to get ahold of Mrs. Potter? I don't
vkochend@nyx.cs.du.edu    |    know, she's awfully ticklish.." -Groucho Marx

Re: AERO-CAR??

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Author: Mark Robert Thorson
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 02:43

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There was an article in _Smithsonian_ magazine on this, about five years ago.
The one which was most successful was produced in small numbers back in
the 1950's.  I believe it was a pusher design, and that it used some sort
of unorthodox system to transfer power to the propellor.  This was its
main weakness, because it made the plane a maintenance hog.

One of these planes was used for short time by a Seattle radio station
to report on traffic conditions.  One of the people who flew in it
said it was fun to honk the horn at seagulls.

Note that I referred to _Smithsonian_ above.  This is their regular
magazine, not the one published by the National Air and Space Museum.

Re: AERO-CAR??

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Author: Aaron Sawdey
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 22:55

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In <69993@cup.portal.com> mmm@cup.portal.com (Mark Robert Thorson) writes:

>There was an article in _Smithsonian_ magazine on this, about five years ago.
>The one which was most successful was produced in small numbers back in
>the 1950's.  I believe it was a pusher design, and that it used some sort
>of unorthodox system to transfer power to the propellor.  This was its
>main weakness, because it made the plane a maintenance hog.

>One of these planes was used for short time by a Seattle radio station
>to report on traffic conditions.  One of the people who flew in it
>said it was fun to honk the horn at seagulls.

When I was at Oshkosh '91 (I think -- could have been '90) somebody
did a 5-minute demo of an Aero-Car. The humorous point was when he put
on the turn-signal to signal his turn to final approach.

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