• Aerial view of the airplane, which is split in half so the front is a car. There is a white covering on the cockpit, as well as small wheels on the airplane portion of the vehicle.
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    NC74154. Bright red, single engine, two place roadable aircraft (or flying car) with Franklin 6A4-165 B3 engine. In 1950, the Airphibian became the first roadable aifcraft to receive a type certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration.
Created by
Dane Penland
Date Created
08/03/2009
Source
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, National Air and Space Museum Original Photography, NASM Acc. 2012-0026
Keywords
Aircraft; Aviation; Private
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