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Major Nikon

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16. A car that flies in 1956?

Reply to Warren DeMontague (Reply #14)

Sat Jan 4, 2014, 10:55 PM

Jan 2014

Funny thing about the Aerocar. The reason the Aerocar failed was not because of aviation safety requirements but rather because of automobile safety requirements. The additional weight required to meet auto safety requirements soon after its aviation certification made the Aerocar unworkable as an airplane.

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