#Taylor Aerocar

[aviatrix-ash]

Oh Aerocar of the 1949s ily so much, such a silly creature they were. 💕 I might have had too much fun watercoloring this fella. :'3

Brief history on this little critter + bit of a geekout on aircraft design under the cut ~🛩

I always find those articles that claim these random millionaires are supposedly "making the 1st flying car" and they end up showing off either yet another quadcopter or some other VTOL monstrosity with 10000 little motors on it. (Who is designing those ugly things for real?! I love weird experimental aircraft, but they still have to follow the #1 law of flight: aircraft only fly as good as they look) Meanwhile this cute little fella's been around since 1949. At the time it was both street legal and had a Civil Aeronautics Association (pre FAA) airworthiness certification! That's right, this was a certified airplane that was also a car! :D It could drive about 60 MPH on the road and flew about 120 MPH in cruise-which is about the same as the average Cessna 172 on a good day. 😆

It actually entered production and about 8 were made, but despite the fact there was a market for it at the time and many people did place orders for them, the designer, Moulton Taylor, just never made any more than that because they turned out to be too complex and expensive to build. Tho he did design and build other varients and made plans to build em available (and some people have built flying versions from plans) the concept just didn't exactly takeoff among homebuilders.

Don't blame em personally, I'm not too big on the idea of flying planes that utilize driveshafts for their propellers. Too much room for error when you add more moving parts to an aircraft. (helicopters dni) Still cute little aircraft tho, their shape, history, and design sure is neat! And there's one that still takes to the skies regularly! I'd love to meet the pilot one day and ask how it handles :]

Maybe the design could be revisited in the future? Maybe replace the O-320 Lycoming with one of those microjets? Maybe make the fuselage from composites? :o

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The Taylor Aerocar is both a car and an airplane. It is one of the best vehicles ever invented.

Taylor Aerocar. 1954

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Taylor Aerocar, 1956. An American roadable aircraft, designed and built by Moulton Taylor in Longview, Washington. Development of the Aerocar began in 1949 though the design dates back to 1946. The folding wings allowed the road vehicle to be converted into flight mode in five minutes by one person. Civil certification was gained in 1956 under the auspices of the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA). Taylor made a deal with Ling-Temco-Vought for serial production based on a contract to reach 500 orders. He was unable to find even half that number of takers so plans for production ended after only six examples were built, with one still flying as of 2008

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Be the envy of all this #MotorMonday with a not at all ill-advised flying automobile. The 1949 Aerocar was a product of Aerocar International, and the work of aeronautical engineer Moulton B. "Molt" Taylor (1912-1995) of Longview, Washington.

Taylor’s design was inspired by a 1946 encounter with Delaware inventor Robert E. Fulton, Jr., who had recently produced his own flying automobile, the ‘Airphibian’. After designing his own model, Taylor was able to reach an agreement with the manufacturing conglomerate Ling-Temco-Vought in 1956 to put his Aerocar into production, provided that he could secure 500 pre-orders.

Ultimately, however, Taylor could only secure about half the orders he needed to trigger commercial production, and only six working models of the Aerocar were ever made. The first of these models, built in 1949, is maintained in working condition (though kept earthbound) at the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Taylor’s final attempt at putting the Aerocar into production was the Aerocar III, built in the 1960s from an original model that had been damaged in an on-the-ground accident now resides at Seattle's Museum of Flight. 

This catalog is part of the Hagley Library’s collection of Z. Taylor Vinson collection of transportation ephemera (Accession 20100108.ZTV). You can view it in full, as well as other material from this collection, by clicking here to visit the collection’s page in our Digital Archive.

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1950:  I Bet There Will Be Flying Cars in the Future

1940′s: 

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AEROCAR Taylor

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View of M.B. Taylor posing with a 1/4 scale model of the Aerocar. Handwritten on back: "The designer, M.B. Taylor & 1/4 scale windtunnel model of Aerocar."

Courtesy of the National Automotive History Collection, Detroit Public Library

[airmanisr]

Taylor Aerocar N101D by Batman_60 Via Flickr: 135hp Lycoming O-290 pusher, later 143hp Lycoming O-320.

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What went wrong in the 1970s? Since then, growth and productivity have slowed, average wages are stagnant, visible progress in the world of "atoms" has practically stopped - the Great Stagnation. About the only thing that has gone well are computers. How is it that we went from the typewriter to the smartphone, but we're still using practically the same cars and airplanes?

"Where is my Flying Car?", by J. Storrs Hall, is an attempt to answer that question. His answer is: the Great Stagnation was caused by energy usage flatlining, which was caused by our failure to switch to nuclear energy, which was caused by excessive regulation, which was caused by "green fundamentalism".

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Before reading this book, I thought flying cars were just technologically infeasible, because flying takes too much energy. But Hall says we can and have built them ever since the 1930s. They got interrupted by the Great Depression (people were too poor to buy private airplanes), then WWII (airplanes were directed towards the war effort, not the market), then regulation mostly killed the private aviation industry. But technical feasibility was never the problem.

Hall spends a huge fraction of the book on pretty detailed technical discussion of flying cars. For example: the key technical issue is takeoff and landing, and there is a tough tradeoff between convenient takeoff/landing and airspeed (and cost, and ease of operation). It’s interesting reading. But let’s return to the larger issue of nuclear power.

Nuclear power started off well; “the cost of nuclear plants was decreasing by about 25% for each doubling of capacity in the 50s and 60s”. Then, in 1977, Jimmy Carter established the Department of Energy. Costs immediately skyrocketed, and never came back down. It’s hard to briefly convey the regulatory issues because it’s death by a thousand cuts.

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Why is regulation so crippling? The public is wrongly terrified of nuclear energy, but they shouldn’t be. Radiation killed 0 people at Fukishima; the radiophobic evacuation killed >1000 (“Some 1600 of the evacuees died from causes ranging from privation in refugee camps (notably loss of access to health care) to suicide”), and the tsunami/earthquake killed >10000. Hall quotes an estimate from the Guardian that Chernobyl - by far the most serious nuclear disaster - killed “approximately” 43 people.

Why are people so terrified? Hall says we were a victim of our own success from World War II. Before the War, America was an individualistic nation. Then  came the Depression, the New Deal, and most of all the War. America won the war with a “completely centralized bureaucratic government structure” - and it was a huge success. And for a while, that worked: the generation forged in the war had a “cooperative “same boat” spirit” that “[made] the centralized corporate structures work.” But then it didn’t. Hall blames the hippies:

“The Baby Boomers—my generation—split into two cultures which, as far as I can see, not only didn’t agree on values but which fundamentally couldn’t even understand each other. Ask any Boomer what was the greatest, most pivotal event of 1969. Half of us will say the Apollo 11 moon landing. The other half will say Woodstock. Both sets, hearing the other’s opinion, will emit an honestly uncomprehending “Huh!?!?” From the Fifties to the Seventies, the average American followed the lifecycle of Sinclair Lewis’ Babbitt from conformity and cooperation to non-conformist rebellion in a search for personal meaning. The corporate state worked with the cooperating, self-sacrificing Greatest Generation. It didn’t work so well with Aquarians.”

His theory, basically, is that the next generation - the Baby Boomers - got spoiled. Automation had come into its own, and people didn’t need to struggle for survival anymore. America was on top of the world, and there weren’t enough real challenges to work on. But people need challenges. So they made some up.

Hall says the most damaging strain, still common today, is “green fundamentalism”, the idea that human agency over nature is fundamentally bad. An early example is Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, which got DDT banned on the grounds that it was causing cancer; in reality the cancer increase was from smoking, and from technology improving living conditions (the healthier you are, the more likely you’ll survive long enough to get killed by cancer). “The Green religion has essentially superceded Christianity as the default religion of western civilization, especially in academic circles”. Hall is dismissive of climate change, citing an estimate that it will cost only a few percentage of GDP by 2100 even in the worst case. (This is something that always confused me; there’s such a big gap between quantitative economic estimates of climate change and qualitative ones. My impression is the quantitative ones are way too optimistic. Hall does not agree with me). Anyway, he says, climate change is all the more reason to embrace clean nuclear power and flying cars (highways use a lot of land; if flying cars replaced highways, that land could be returned to nature).

The upshot is there is strong intellectual skepticism about increasing energy usage. As government has taken much more centralized power, “we have let complacent nay-sayers metamorphose from pundits uttering ‘It can’t be done’ predictions a century ago, into bureaucrats uttering ‘It won’t be done’ prescriptions today.” As a result, “a lot of inventiveness and engineering resources got shifted from doing new things, and doing things better, to doing the same old things, usually not as well, but using less energy.” Our machines use less energy, but they don’t work any better. Is single-mindedly improving efficiency really the best use of our time? And anyway, the efficiency gains - while real - are basically on the same trendline as they were before all this regulation. The difference is that we used to have efficiency *and* more energy every year; now all we get is efficiency. The twin tragedies are that so many talented people went into activism instead of engineering, and that the activism was so often opposed to progress.

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Hall blames public funding for science. Not just for nanotech, but for actually hurting progress in general. (I’ve never heard anyone before say government-funded science was bad for science!) “[The] great innovations that made the major quality-of-life improvements came largely before 1960: refrigerators, freezers, vacuum cleaners, gas and electric stoves, and washing machines; indoor plumbing, detergent, and deodorants; electric lights; cars, trucks, and buses; tractors and combines; fertilizer; air travel, containerized freight, the vacuum tube and the transistor; the telegraph, telephone, phonograph, movies, radio, and television—and they were all developed privately.” “A survey and analysis performed by the OECD in 2005 found, to their surprise, that while private R&D had a positive 0.26 correlation with economic growth, government funded R&D had a negative 0.37 correlation!” “Centralized funding of an intellectual elite makes it easier for cadres, cliques, and the politically skilled to gain control of a field, and they by their nature are resistant to new, outside, non-Ptolemaic ideas.” This is what happened to nanotech; there was a huge amount of buzz, culminating in $500 million dollars of funding under Clinton in 1990. This huge prize kicked off an academic civil war, and the fledgling field of nanotech lost hard to the more established field of material science. Material science rebranded as “nanotech”, trashed the reputation of actual nanotech (to make sure they won the competition for the grant money), and took all the funding for themselves. Nanotech never recovered.

Flying cars didn’t have the same issues; they were being developed privately. But regulation doomed them. Harold Pitcairn was almost successful in developing a flying car, but then in World War II the government nationalized his helicopter patents (they promised to give them back after the war, but reneged) and he spent the rest of his life in court. He won, 17 years after his death. Bruce Hallock had a promising design, but he sold a plane to a missionary group in Peru and was arrested as an “arms trafficker”. Robert Fulton had a successful prototype, “however, Fulton’s financial backers had become discouraged with the seemingly endless expense of meeting government production standards, and they withdrew their support.” Molt Taylor “was actually in serious negotiations with Ford as late as 1975 to have the Aerocar mass-produced. The monkeywrench was thrown into the negotiations by the FAA and the DOT. Taylor already had an airworthiness certificate for the Aerocar, granted by the CAA (predecessor of the FAA) after a delay of 7 years from its first flight. He claims that the agencies turned thumbs down on the Aerocar ‘because everybody would have one, and we couldn’t handle the [air] traffic.’ Airplane regulation has only gotten stricter: “The entire F.A.R. / A.I.M., which every airman is responsible for knowing, is 1085 pages long. At least it was in 2013; a new one comes out every year.” So in the end, we have none of these technologies. No flying cars, even though they were prototyped almost a hundred years ago. Some nuclear energy, but crippled, aged, feared, and hated. 3D printing, but no nanotech. No level 5. Because the state needs legibility, and progress is not legible. The bureaucratic incentives are to calcify. If no one does anything new, no one will do anything wrong.

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The book is 550 pages long, so there’s a lot I didn’t cover. I thought the political/social analysis was its weakest aspect, basically a strongly worded but conventional version of the libertarian case against regulation, although I appreciated the detailed examples of how regulation harmed flying cars and nanotechnology (And I’ll admit I haven’t heard the libertarian case against funding science before!). I’m more convinced than ever that not embracing nuclear power was one of humanity’s worst mistakes (partially because I’m more afraid of climate change than Hall is). I found the book most valuable as a statement of “definite optimism” - a concrete vision of attainable yet extraordinary technological progress. I recommend it on that basis.

[damenahikouki]

エアロカー

エアロカーは、アメリカの発明家モールトン・テイラー（小型水上機の自作も行っている）が考案したもの。1949年に初飛行し、1956年にバッチリ耐空証明をもらっている。

機体（車体？）は、アルミやガラス繊維から成る複合素材で、Y字型の尾翼を持つ推進式、定員は操縦士と乗員の2名と言う構成。最高速度172km/hで、航続距離は480kmであった。

[bigglesworld]

Taylor Aerocar III. Built in 1968

[papermodelsinternational]

Taylor Aerocar.

See Wikipedia! Built by Gert Blom.

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It's "Franz Von Fliegenhozen" - 1954 Taylor Aerocar... I know not Cars... But still so Kool! #planes #disney #disneyplanes #pixarplanes #pixar #stillcool #notcars #sorry 😎😎😎 (at Sydney, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAaGjkmHLmR/?igshid=uay442tu3oos

[hyundaihappy]

Hyundai, Where’s Your Flying Car?

A model presented by Hyundai and Uber at the Consumer Electronics Show is said to hold the promise of aerial ride-sharing at 290km an hour.

Curtiss Autoplane. Fulton Airphibian. Taylor Aerocar.

Businesses and entrepreneurs have been promising a mass-produced flying car for more than a century. None have succeeded, but that hasn’t stopped Hyundai and Uber from wanting in on the action.

In Las Vegas on Monday, at the Consumer Electronics Show, the two companies announced that they were joining forces to develop an all-electric air taxi that would be part of a future “aerial ride-share network.”

“We’re looking at the dawn of a completely new era that opens the skies above our cities,” Jaiwon Shin, the head of Hyundai’s Urban Air Mobility division, said at the announcement. “We will be able to fly on-demand — just imagine that.”

The South Korean automaker showed a small-scale model and offered a virtual-reality experience. A nonfunctioning full-scale model was later on display.

The public has long been disappointed by promises of flying cars, but hopes have nevertheless been mounting that an aerial taxi could become a reality.

Analysts with Morgan Stanley have said they expect urban air taxis to be common by 2040, with the global market expected to be between $1.4 trillion and $2.9 trillion in size by then. At least 20 companies are working to that end, including start-ups, the aircraft manufacturers Boeing and Airbus, and automakers like Toyota and Porsche.

Daniel Wiegand, a founder of Lilium, one of the most promising and secretive start-ups in the field, told The New York Times recently that within five years a fleet of his company’s vehicles could be ferrying passengers between Manhattan and Kennedy International Airport. 

But a number of challenges await. Building an air taxi that is quiet, safe and economical will mean overcoming several engineering and technical hurdles. Battery technology is limited, and the cost of operation and maintenance needs to be low enough to make rides commercially viable.

And then there is a long road to regulatory approval. According to Morgan Stanley, air taxis will probably be used first in package delivery, which has fewer technical and regulatory barriers.

In its Monday announcement, Hyundai said it would be able to bring “automotive-scale manufacturing” to Uber Elevate, the company’s aerial ride-hailing division. Hyundai would help produce and deploy the aircraft while Uber would handle support, ground connections and the customer interface.

Hyundai’s concept car, the S-A1, is designed to cruise 1,000 to 2,000 feet above the ground at 180 miles per hour. It would take trips up to 60 miles and seat four passengers and a pilot, though the aircraft would eventually be capable of autonomous flight.

During peak hours, the S-A1 would take about five to seven minutes to recharge, Hyundai said. Multiple rotors would allow for vertical takeoff and landing and be quieter than large-rotor helicopters with combustion engines — a feature critical to its use in cities, according to the company.

Uber has said it plans to host flight demonstrations this year and make its service commercially available in 2023. In addition to Hyundai, its partners include the Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences, Bell, Embraer, Joby Aviation and several real estate companies. It has also signed agreements with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to develop ideas related to the infrastructure and technology of a crewless aerial network.

Stay up to date with Hyundai news and releases for more exciting stories!

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Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/07/business/hyundai-uber-flying-car.htm

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[Latest News] Credit Counseling News: These Classic Small Airplanes Would Be A Thrill To Own

Credit Counseling News

These Classic Small Airplanes Would Be A Thrill To Own

Friday 21 February 2020 07:34 PM UTC-05 | Tags: luxury

Ranging from nostalgic to innovative, there’s a long list of incredible small aircraft out there. Many were built and designed for war while others serve commercial purposes. Regardless of the reason they were designed and built, all of the aircraft on this list are impressive in their own right. Well, the Taylor Aerocar may be an exception, but it’s still fun to look at. In order to witness most of these small airplanes, you would need to attend an air show. Until then, you can drool over this list.

1942 Stinson G-77 Gullwing

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Gullwing has a history of pumping out fascinating aircraft, and the 1942 Stinson G-77 Gullwing is no different. Many of the military’s top brass flew the Stinson in the ’50s.

The very same plane you see in this image was one of five hundred made for a program developed between Great Britain and the United States. The single-prop plane had a lot of action during WWII, soaring the United Kingdom air and shooting for the Allies.

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Introduced to the world in 1947, the Beechcraft Bonanza comes from the Beechcraft Aircraft Corporation in Wichita, Kansas. This small plane sits up to six and carries a single-engine inside as well.

The Beechcraft Bonanza still gets produced today and remains the aircraft with the longest production in airplane history. That can indicate many things, such as low production costs, or it's a great aircraft to fly the friendly skies. You've probably seen one fly over you in the past but didn't realize what it was!

Stay tuned, because there are way more classics coming up! You won't want to miss this next one...","text":"

Introduced to the world in 1947, the Beechcraft Bonanza comes from the Beechcraft Aircraft Corporation in Wichita, Kansas. This small plane sits up to six and carries a single-engine inside as well.

The Beechcraft Bonanza still gets produced today and remains the aircraft with the longest production in airplane history. That can indicate many things, such as low production costs, or it's a great aircraft to fly the friendly skies. You've probably seen one fly over you in the past but didn't realize what it was!

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Between 1948 to 1956, Cessna Aircraft Company manufactured the Cessna 170. It's small, but in 1948, it was certified with a gross weight of 2,200 pounds and as a Normal category airplane.

That's a fancy way of saying it will get you to where you need to go safely, regardless of size, as long as you abide by the weight allotments. Overall, if you owned one of these, you'd have an exciting time in the sky, and you can even customize the paint as you see in the photo. ","text":"

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This here is the Cobalt Co50. It's a single-engine aircraft that can seat between four and five people. Development of the Cobalt initially took place in San Francisco, California, through Cobalt Aircraft, but they concluded the project at the location in July of 2018 and passed it over to Centauri Aircraft Company.

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Grumman G-21 Goose \n

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World War II had this beauty on the loose, the amphibious Grumman G-21 Goose. The monoplane came out in 1937, and it represented plenty of firsts for the company that manufactured it.

For starters, it was Grumman's first monoplane to take flight. Secondly, it was also the first to have twin-engines. Lastly, the G-21 Goose was the first Grumman plane to go into commercial airline services. Those are all some significant accomplishments for an amphibious aircraft.

This next plane is a beauty to fly...","text":"

World War II had this beauty on the loose, the amphibious Grumman G-21 Goose. The monoplane came out in 1937, and it represented plenty of firsts for the company that manufactured it.

For starters, it was Grumman's first monoplane to take flight. Secondly, it was also the first to have twin-engines. Lastly, the G-21 Goose was the first Grumman plane to go into commercial airline services. Those are all some significant accomplishments for an amphibious aircraft.

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The American Legend Aircraft Company makes the unique Legend Club. There are two basic designs for this aircraft, and both are pretty awesome (the PA - 11, and the original NJ - 3).

Probably the one thing that makes this plane so recognizable is the nosecone design that looks strikingly like nostrils. It's a single-propeller engine, and the open cab gives the pilot the ability to see in almost any direction it maneuvers. Something people love most about the Legend Club is that if you look hard enough, you can find one for under $20,000! ","text":"

The American Legend Aircraft Company makes the unique Legend Club. There are two basic designs for this aircraft, and both are pretty awesome (the PA - 11, and the original NJ - 3).

Probably the one thing that makes this plane so recognizable is the nosecone design that looks strikingly like nostrils. It's a single-propeller engine, and the open cab gives the pilot the ability to see in almost any direction it maneuvers. Something people love most about the Legend Club is that if you look hard enough, you can find one for under $20,000! ","h2":"Legend Cub","img":"https:\/\/wfmulti.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/American-Legend-Cub_JK_013-18547.jpg","imgalt":"nice aircraft "},"7":{"slideId":4964463,"position":7,"url":"https:\/\/www.moneypop.com\/luxury\/these-classic-small-airplanes-would-be-a-thrill-to-own\/7\/","content":"

Nanchang CJ-6 \n

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The People Liberation Army Air Force used the Nanchang CJ-6, which was a Chinese aircraft. Introduced in 1960, this plane has eight different models: the CJ-6B, BT-6, PT-6A, Haiyan A, CJ-6, CJ-6A, Haiyan B, and Haiyan C.

As a maiden production aircraft, it's integrated with a Zhuzhou Huosai HS-6 radial piston engine, equipped with 260hp. There's a reason why the Liberation Army took these aircraft out for a spin. Can you imagine owning one? ","text":"

The People Liberation Army Air Force used the Nanchang CJ-6, which was a Chinese aircraft. Introduced in 1960, this plane has eight different models: the CJ-6B, BT-6, PT-6A, Haiyan A, CJ-6, CJ-6A, Haiyan B, and Haiyan C.

As a maiden production aircraft, it's integrated with a Zhuzhou Huosai HS-6 radial piston engine, equipped with 260hp. There's a reason why the Liberation Army took these aircraft out for a spin. Can you imagine owning one? ","h2":"Nanchang CJ-6","img":"https:\/\/wfmulti.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GettyImages-661787830-78452.jpg","imgalt":"two flying in the air "},"8":{"slideId":4964464,"position":8,"url":"https:\/\/www.moneypop.com\/luxury\/these-classic-small-airplanes-would-be-a-thrill-to-own\/8\/","content":"

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The North American T-6 Texan was crucial in WW2 but ended up retiring in 1995. It may not be in production anymore, but that doesn't erase the past it has attached to it.

Many designations used the Texan, depending on which model and air force. Several nations utilized the capabilities of the Texan in their air force, which makes this plane an important part of history. Owning a vintage one would be a nice addition. ","text":"

The North American T-6 Texan was crucial in WW2 but ended up retiring in 1995. It may not be in production anymore, but that doesn't erase the past it has attached to it.

Many designations used the Texan, depending on which model and air force. Several nations utilized the capabilities of the Texan in their air force, which makes this plane an important part of history. Owning a vintage one would be a nice addition. ","h2":"North American T-6 Texan","img":"https:\/\/wfmulti.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GettyImages-184055858-80367.jpg","imgalt":"a yellow T-6-184055858"},"9":{"slideId":4964465,"position":9,"url":"https:\/\/www.moneypop.com\/luxury\/these-classic-small-airplanes-would-be-a-thrill-to-own\/9\/","content":"

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The Beechcraft King Air came about in 1964, and the US Army, Navy, Philippine Navy, and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force all put it to good use. Not only does it carry an appealing look, but it gets the job done safely.

There are many variations of the King Air design, which have twin-turboprop models divided into Super King Airs and King Airs depending on what they can do. Beechcraft eventually dropped the \"Super\" title in 1996.

Is it just us, or does this next aircraft look like a car?","text":"

The Beechcraft King Air came about in 1964, and the US Army, Navy, Philippine Navy, and the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force all put it to good use. Not only does it carry an appealing look, but it gets the job done safely.

There are many variations of the King Air design, which have twin-turboprop models divided into Super King Airs and King Airs depending on what they can do. Beechcraft eventually dropped the \"Super\" title in 1996.

Is it just us, or does this next aircraft look like a car?","h2":"Beechcraft King Air","img":"https:\/\/wfmulti.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GettyImages-1086452924-12907.jpg","imgalt":"in the snow "},"10":{"slideId":4964467,"position":10,"url":"https:\/\/www.moneypop.com\/luxury\/these-classic-small-airplanes-would-be-a-thrill-to-own\/10\/","content":"

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Who wouldn't want to own an airplane that looks like a miniature car with wings attached to the top? That question might be rhetorical, but there are only six examples of the Taylor Aerocar ever built.

It never went into production, but it was a roadable aircraft that Moulton Taylor designed in 1949. This looks like the aircraft equivalent to a clown car, which makes it even better. If someone did have a Taylor Aerocar, we wonder if they would try using it on the streets since its roadable. ","text":"

Who wouldn't want to own an airplane that looks like a miniature car with wings attached to the top? That question might be rhetorical, but there are only six examples of the Taylor Aerocar ever built.

It never went into production, but it was a roadable aircraft that Moulton Taylor designed in 1949. This looks like the aircraft equivalent to a clown car, which makes it even better. If someone did have a Taylor Aerocar, we wonder if they would try using it on the streets since its roadable. ","h2":"Taylor Aerocar","img":"https:\/\/wfmulti.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GettyImages-1156558334-72447.jpg","imgalt":"funny yellow car looking plane "},"11":{"slideId":4966563,"position":11,"url":"https:\/\/www.moneypop.com\/luxury\/these-classic-small-airplanes-would-be-a-thrill-to-own\/11\/","content":"

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How often do you see airplanes on U.S. postage? It doesn't happen all the time, and it has to be very special for that to happen. The Curtiss JN-4 \"Jenny\" managed to accomplish that feat, as it's on older $0.24 stamps.

Today, it's over 100 years old and is a staple in American aviation history. If you look closely, you'll notice bicycle spokes on the tires, something you don't anywhere anymore. If you want to buy one, you should look for a refurbished model which goes for around $150,000. ","text":"

How often do you see airplanes on U.S. postage? It doesn't happen all the time, and it has to be very special for that to happen. The Curtiss JN-4 \"Jenny\" managed to accomplish that feat, as it's on older $0.24 stamps.

Today, it's over 100 years old and is a staple in American aviation history. If you look closely, you'll notice bicycle spokes on the tires, something you don't anywhere anymore. If you want to buy one, you should look for a refurbished model which goes for around $150,000. ","h2":"Curtiss JN-4","img":"https:\/\/wfmulti.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GettyImages-612585404-90544.jpg","imgalt":"stuntman on aircraft "},"12":{"slideId":4966564,"position":12,"url":"https:\/\/www.moneypop.com\/luxury\/these-classic-small-airplanes-would-be-a-thrill-to-own\/12\/","content":"

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The Beechcraft T-34 Mentor was nothing more than a military trainer aircraft that came into play in 1953. It wasn't limited to one nation, as the Japan Air Self Defense Force, the Philippine Air Force, US Air Force, and Navy all put it to good use.

There are seven different models of this aircraft, including the YT-34C, T-34C Turbo-Mentor, T-34C-1, YT-34, T-34A, T-34B, and Turbo-Mentor 34C. There is one prototype model, and that's the YT-34. ","text":"

The Beechcraft T-34 Mentor was nothing more than a military trainer aircraft that came into play in 1953. It wasn't limited to one nation, as the Japan Air Self Defense Force, the Philippine Air Force, US Air Force, and Navy all put it to good use.

There are seven different models of this aircraft, including the YT-34C, T-34C Turbo-Mentor, T-34C-1, YT-34, T-34A, T-34B, and Turbo-Mentor 34C. There is one prototype model, and that's the YT-34. ","h2":"Beechcraft T-34 Mentor","img":"https:\/\/wfmulti.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GettyImages-661674202-68594.jpg","imgalt":"up close and personal "},"13":{"slideId":4966596,"position":13,"url":"https:\/\/www.moneypop.com\/luxury\/these-classic-small-airplanes-would-be-a-thrill-to-own\/13\/","content":"

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The Luscombe 8 is a striking aircraft. Luscombe Aircraft produced this monoplane in 1937 after Don Luscombe worked for the majority of his adult life to make and develop an all-metal airplane.

During the process, Luscombe faced near-constant money issues. In 1933, Luscombe left Mono Aircraft, the developers of the fast Monocoupes, and began a company in Kansas City, Missouri. If you're looking to buy, you can find them ranging between $20,000 and $35,000 depending on where you look. ","text":"

The Luscombe 8 is a striking aircraft. Luscombe Aircraft produced this monoplane in 1937 after Don Luscombe worked for the majority of his adult life to make and develop an all-metal airplane.

During the process, Luscombe faced near-constant money issues. In 1933, Luscombe left Mono Aircraft, the developers of the fast Monocoupes, and began a company in Kansas City, Missouri. If you're looking to buy, you can find them ranging between $20,000 and $35,000 depending on where you look. ","h2":"Luscombe 8","img":"https:\/\/wfmulti.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GettyImages-528695744-19745.jpg","imgalt":"a special aircraft "},"14":{"slideId":4966609,"position":14,"url":"https:\/\/www.moneypop.com\/luxury\/these-classic-small-airplanes-would-be-a-thrill-to-own\/14\/","content":"

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The Lake Buccaneer is still in production since debuting in 1950. Lake Aircraft made well over 1,000 of these planes, and you might find some parked on a lake, making the title even more appropriate.

The Lake Buccaneer is a light amphibious aircraft, with four seats. It was initially produced as the Colonial C-2 Skimmer, which was a product of the two-seat Colonial C-1 Skimmer. Doesn't it amaze you how the development of aircraft can change so drastically? ","text":"

The Lake Buccaneer is still in production since debuting in 1950. Lake Aircraft made well over 1,000 of these planes, and you might find some parked on a lake, making the title even more appropriate.

The Lake Buccaneer is a light amphibious aircraft, with four seats. It was initially produced as the Colonial C-2 Skimmer, which was a product of the two-seat Colonial C-1 Skimmer. Doesn't it amaze you how the development of aircraft can change so drastically? ","h2":"Lake Buccaneer","img":"https:\/\/wfmulti.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/f29b6d46299ddad81489addd086541fb-45766.jpg","imgalt":"sitting on the lake "},"15":{"slideId":4966610,"position":15,"url":"https:\/\/www.moneypop.com\/luxury\/these-classic-small-airplanes-would-be-a-thrill-to-own\/15\/","content":"

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The Cessna Skymaster was introduced in 1961, designed with a twin-engine. This aircraft was manufactured from 1963 to 1982 but continued to be flown by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for over a decade after.

One of the special features of the Skymaster is the center-line thrust, where you'll notice the fuselage has the design of a nacelle. The front possesses an engine that has a counter-rotating propeller. Is that not different enough for you? Well, the rear has a second engine with a pusher propeller creating what Cessna calls \"push-pull\".","text":"

The Cessna Skymaster was introduced in 1961, designed with a twin-engine. This aircraft was manufactured from 1963 to 1982 but continued to be flown by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for over a decade after.

One of the special features of the Skymaster is the center-line thrust, where you'll notice the fuselage has the design of a nacelle. The front possesses an engine that has a counter-rotating propeller. Is that not different enough for you? Well, the rear has a second engine with a pusher propeller creating what Cessna calls \"push-pull\".","h2":"Cessna Skymaster","img":"https:\/\/wfmulti.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GettyImages-515501960-99690.jpg","imgalt":"in flight "},"16":{"slideId":4967755,"position":16,"url":"https:\/\/www.moneypop.com\/luxury\/these-classic-small-airplanes-would-be-a-thrill-to-own\/16\/","content":"

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Located in Vero Beach, Florida, the Piper Aircraft produced the Piper PA-32R, which is a metal fixed-wing airplane. They made it from 1975 to 2009, but it started off with a completely different style.

The first designs started as the Piper Lance, which was a retractable version of the Piper Cherokee Six. As time passed, it eventually became the Piper Saratoga, what you see here. It has that nostril feature discussed earlier that the Legend Club has. ","text":"

Located in Vero Beach, Florida, the Piper Aircraft produced the Piper PA-32R, which is a metal fixed-wing airplane. They made it from 1975 to 2009, but it started off with a completely different style.

The first designs started as the Piper Lance, which was a retractable version of the Piper Cherokee Six. As time passed, it eventually became the Piper Saratoga, what you see here. It has that nostril feature discussed earlier that the Legend Club has. ","h2":"Piper PA-32R Saratoga","img":"https:\/\/wfmulti.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GettyImages-973343780-29301.jpg","imgalt":"the front propellers "},"17":{"slideId":4967756,"position":17,"url":"https:\/\/www.moneypop.com\/luxury\/these-classic-small-airplanes-would-be-a-thrill-to-own\/17\/","content":"

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The Cessna 195 went into production in the '40s and can hold at least six passengers. During that time, it wasn't very spacious, but folks did consider it comfortable. Back then, you couldn't complain about much while flying.

One of the downsides about this aircraft is the overwing design. This makes you feel the aircraft more than usual when it swings and sways compared to an onboard wing plane. Whatever the con is, the Cessna 195 is still a classic. ","text":"

The Cessna 195 went into production in the '40s and can hold at least six passengers. During that time, it wasn't very spacious, but folks did consider it comfortable. Back then, you couldn't complain about much while flying.

One of the downsides about this aircraft is the overwing design. This makes you feel the aircraft more than usual when it swings and sways compared to an onboard wing plane. Whatever the con is, the Cessna 195 is still a classic. ","h2":"Cessna 195","img":"https:\/\/wfmulti.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GettyImages-855162254-19995.jpg","imgalt":"all metal "},"18":{"slideId":4967757,"position":18,"url":"https:\/\/www.moneypop.com\/luxury\/these-classic-small-airplanes-would-be-a-thrill-to-own\/18\/","content":"

Aero Commander 690B \n

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When it first came out in 1952, the Aero Commander 690B was only a utility and business aircraft. They were manufactured between 1951 and 1986, but two things about it made them unique.

The Commander 690B has a towering tail and a low-slung fuselage making the turboprops unique among the Piper, Beechcraft, and Cessna tiers. The 690B isn't in production anymore, but they're still viable options as far as airplanes go, so don't rule out owning one! ","text":"

When it first came out in 1952, the Aero Commander 690B was only a utility and business aircraft. They were manufactured between 1951 and 1986, but two things about it made them unique.

The Commander 690B has a towering tail and a low-slung fuselage making the turboprops unique among the Piper, Beechcraft, and Cessna tiers. The 690B isn't in production anymore, but they're still viable options as far as airplanes go, so don't rule out owning one! ","h2":"Aero Commander 690B","img":"https:\/\/wfmulti.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/maxresdefault-25-71049.jpg","imgalt":"in the snow "},"19":{"slideId":4967759,"position":19,"url":"https:\/\/www.moneypop.com\/luxury\/these-classic-small-airplanes-would-be-a-thrill-to-own\/19\/","content":"

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Beriev designed the BE-103, but KnAAPO manufactured this beauty. It first took flight on July 15, 1997, and is an amphibious seaplane. The Russians might've built it, but in English, they sometimes call the Beriev \"Snipe\".

The primary goal of Snipe is an autonomous operation in the far-out areas of Siberia. If there was an inaccessible route that featured a lake, stream, or river, then the Snipe was the go-to option. Only three of these are on the United States civil register as of 2010. ","text":"

Beriev designed the BE-103, but KnAAPO manufactured this beauty. It first took flight on July 15, 1997, and is an amphibious seaplane. The Russians might've built it, but in English, they sometimes call the Beriev \"Snipe\".

The primary goal of Snipe is an autonomous operation in the far-out areas of Siberia. If there was an inaccessible route that featured a lake, stream, or river, then the Snipe was the go-to option. Only three of these are on the United States civil register as of 2010. ","h2":"BE-103 Bekas","img":"https:\/\/wfmulti.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GettyImages-1028263582-82377.jpg","imgalt":"over the water "},"20":{"slideId":4967760,"position":20,"url":"https:\/\/www.moneypop.com\/luxury\/these-classic-small-airplanes-would-be-a-thrill-to-own\/20\/","content":"

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There's no such thing as too many Cessna aircraft. The Cessna 208 version came around in 1982, and they're still in production today, with more than 2,500 built. For such a small plane, you'd be surprised to learn it carries 340 cubic feet of cargo!

If you happen to need more space for your belongings, the Cessna 208 has an optional 111.5-cubic-foot belly pod as well. It's not spacious enough for a human or animal, but it will fit all of your possessions. ","text":"

There's no such thing as too many Cessna aircraft. The Cessna 208 version came around in 1982, and they're still in production today, with more than 2,500 built. For such a small plane, you'd be surprised to learn it carries 340 cubic feet of cargo!

If you happen to need more space for your belongings, the Cessna 208 has an optional 111.5-cubic-foot belly pod as well. It's not spacious enough for a human or animal, but it will fit all of your possessions. ","h2":"Cessna 208","img":"https:\/\/wfmulti.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GettyImages-973287974-41151.jpg","imgalt":"in the air "},"21":{"slideId":4968298,"position":21,"url":"https:\/\/www.moneypop.com\/luxury\/these-classic-small-airplanes-would-be-a-thrill-to-own\/21\/","content":"

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How fun would it be to fly the skies in a plane called Gemini? This classic aircraft hails from Great Britain and has a twin-engine with four seats. Miles Aircraft Company conceptualized the design at the Aerodrome, where they also produced all of the models.

The same company described it as the \"safest light aeroplane in the world\" when it first debuted. Today, these are quite popular among recreational flyers, as you can purchase one for under $40,000. ","text":"

How fun would it be to fly the skies in a plane called Gemini? This classic aircraft hails from Great Britain and has a twin-engine with four seats. Miles Aircraft Company conceptualized the design at the Aerodrome, where they also produced all of the models.

The same company described it as the \"safest light aeroplane in the world\" when it first debuted. Today, these are quite popular among recreational flyers, as you can purchase one for under $40,000. ","h2":"Gemini","img":"https:\/\/wfmulti.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/aircraft-2-98650.jpg","imgalt":"The Gemini craft "},"22":{"slideId":4968299,"position":22,"url":"https:\/\/www.moneypop.com\/luxury\/these-classic-small-airplanes-would-be-a-thrill-to-own\/22\/","content":"

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The design alone on the Adam A500 is enough to make any plane enthusiast want to own one. The sleek double\/single wing in the back is an eye-catcher. When it first came out in 2003, many touted it as revolutionary due to the integrated cockpit design.

Even with all that, it's safe to say this isn't a plane for enthusiasts or recreational use. Those who own one usually are more skilled in flying and favor a lavish aircraft. ","text":"

The design alone on the Adam A500 is enough to make any plane enthusiast want to own one. The sleek double\/single wing in the back is an eye-catcher. When it first came out in 2003, many touted it as revolutionary due to the integrated cockpit design.

Even with all that, it's safe to say this isn't a plane for enthusiasts or recreational use. Those who own one usually are more skilled in flying and favor a lavish aircraft. ","h2":"Adam A500","img":"https:\/\/wfmulti.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GettyImages-161004063-79132.jpg","imgalt":"on the runway "},"23":{"slideId":4968300,"position":23,"url":"https:\/\/www.moneypop.com\/luxury\/these-classic-small-airplanes-would-be-a-thrill-to-own\/23\/","content":"

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When it comes to classic small airplanes, one has to think about the Piper Cherokee 140. It stirs up nostalgia when you consider aviation history. Production first began in January 1960 and they're still being made today.

With four seats inside, the Cherokee 140 was originally for flight training and recreational use with its single prop engine. The single cabin is also unpressurized, which is favorable to many pilots. If you wish to grab one, you can get it for around $75,000. ","text":"

When it comes to classic small airplanes, one has to think about the Piper Cherokee 140. It stirs up nostalgia when you consider aviation history. Production first began in January 1960 and they're still being made today.

With four seats inside, the Cherokee 140 was originally for flight training and recreational use with its single prop engine. The single cabin is also unpressurized, which is favorable to many pilots. If you wish to grab one, you can get it for around $75,000. ","h2":"Piper Cherokee 140","img":"https:\/\/wfmulti.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GettyImages-517829340-96899.jpg","imgalt":"in the air "},"24":{"slideId":4968301,"position":24,"url":"https:\/\/www.moneypop.com\/luxury\/these-classic-small-airplanes-would-be-a-thrill-to-own\/24\/","content":"

AT-6 Harvard Texan \n

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Have you ever heard of the Harvard formation team called Yellow Thunder? The classic AT-6 Harvard Texan is part of that unit. Designed in 1934, these aircraft are a sight to see when they're flying in formation!

They're powered by a Whitney R1340 and Pratt supercharged radial engine that can get up to 600hp. A crazy fact about the Harvard is that the tips of the propeller exceed the speed of sound, helping the plane make a vigorous roar. ","text":"

Have you ever heard of the Harvard formation team called Yellow Thunder? The classic AT-6 Harvard Texan is part of that unit. Designed in 1934, these aircraft are a sight to see when they're flying in formation!

They're powered by a Whitney R1340 and Pratt supercharged radial engine that can get up to 600hp. A crazy fact about the Harvard is that the tips of the propeller exceed the speed of sound, helping the plane make a vigorous roar. ","h2":"AT-6 Harvard Texan","img":"https:\/\/wfmulti.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GettyImages-973363146-25240.jpg","imgalt":"tilted to the side "},"25":{"slideId":4968302,"position":25,"url":"https:\/\/www.moneypop.com\/luxury\/these-classic-small-airplanes-would-be-a-thrill-to-own\/25\/","content":"

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The Stearman 75 is a single prop biplane that has traditional landing gear with delicate steering. The tires are so vast; you can land almost anywhere with this aircraft. They initially made the Stearman 75 to train military personnel, with about 10,000 getting built between the '30s and '40s.

Ever since they've become sports planes, and are often used for acrobatics in different types of airshows. These aircraft carry a ton of history, making them a legitimate classic. ","text":"

The Stearman 75 is a single prop biplane that has traditional landing gear with delicate steering. The tires are so vast; you can land almost anywhere with this aircraft. They initially made the Stearman 75 to train military personnel, with about 10,000 getting built between the '30s and '40s.

Ever since they've become sports planes, and are often used for acrobatics in different types of airshows. These aircraft carry a ton of history, making them a legitimate classic. ","h2":"Stearman 75","img":"https:\/\/wfmulti.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/GettyImages-528695566-34538.jpg","imgalt":"on the grass "},"26":{"slideId":4968756,"position":26,"url":"https:\/\/www.moneypop.com\/luxury\/these-classic-small-airplanes-would-be-a-thrill-to-own\/26\/","content":"

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The Boeing Model 40C is a classic, but for a reason different than you would expect. During the 1920s, America rolled out airmail. This made delivering mail way easier than usual and allowed more to get delivered than usual.

The Boeing Model 40C was the perfect match for that job. The plane would continue to perform the service for about a decade, before becoming apart of the United Airlines fleet. ","text":"

The Boeing Model 40C is a classic, but for a reason different than you would expect. During the 1920s, America rolled out airmail. This made delivering mail way easier than usual and allowed more to get delivered than usual.

The Boeing Model 40C was the perfect match for that job. The plane would continue to perform the service for about a decade, before becoming apart of the United Airlines fleet. ","h2":"Boeing Model 40C","img":"https:\/\/wfmulti.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/maxresdefault-26-83261.jpg","imgalt":"about to take off "},"27":{"slideId":4968757,"position":27,"url":"https:\/\/www.moneypop.com\/luxury\/these-classic-small-airplanes-would-be-a-thrill-to-own\/27\/","content":"

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One can always count on finding something completely different at Barrett-Jackson’s sprawling Scottsdale collector car auction, so it’s not surprising to find a vintage flying car listed in the 2020 catalog. The 1954 Taylor Aerocar is one of just five built by Moulton Taylor, an aeronautical engineer with an active imagination. The... ClassicCars.comThe incredible flying car: Barrett-Jackson has one on its January docket https://ift.tt/36yRuPs