Aerocar International was a

roadable aircraft A flying car or roadable aircraft is a type of vehicle which can function both as a road vehicle and as an aircraft. As used here, this includes vehicles which drive as motorcycles when on the road. The term "flying car" is also sometimes u ...

manufacturer, founded by

Moulton Taylor Moulton B. "Molt" Taylor (September 29, 1912 – November 16, 1995) was an American aeronautical engineer famed for his work designing, developing, and manufacturing on a small scale one of the first practical flying cars, the Aerocar. Life ...

Longview, Washington Longview is a city in Cowlitz County, Washington, United States. It is the principal city of the Longview, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Cowlitz County. Longview's population was 37,818 at the time of the 2 ...

. Work continued until the late 1960s, when changing legislation made Taylor's designs impractical.

Aircraft

* Aerocar I (1949) – Single-engine two-seat roadable aircraft. aircraft engine *

Aerocar Aero-Plane __NOTOC__ The Aerocar II Aero-Plane was an unusual light aircraft flown in the United States in 1964. It was developed from designer Moulton Taylor's Aerocar roadable aircraft, but could not be driven as a road vehicle. It used the wings and tail ...

(1964) – Aircraft-only derivative of Aerocar I. aircraft engine * Aerocar III – Reworked fuselage derivative of Aerocar I. aircraft engine. One produced *

Aerocar Coot __NOTOC__ The Taylor Coot is a two-seat homebuilt amphibious aircraft designed by Moulton Taylor, famous for his flying car designs. When a market for the Aerocar did not emerge, Taylor turned to more conventional designs. The Coot was nonethe ...

(1969) – Single-engine two-seat floatplane with pusher propeller *

Aerocar IMP __NOTOC__ The Aerocar IMP (for Independently Made Plane) was an unconventional light aircraft designed by Moulton Taylor and marketed for homebuilding. The IMP and its various derivatives were developed by Taylor's Aerocar business after he ha ...

– Single-engine four-seat pusher aircraft *

Aerocar Mini-IMP The Aerocar Mini-IMP (Independently Made Plane) is a light aircraft designed by Moulton Taylor and marketed for homebuilding by Aerocar International. It is a scaled-down derivative of his original Aerocar IMP design. A two-seat version called ...

– Single-engine single-seat smaller version of IMP * Aerocar Bullet – Single-engine two-seat version of IMP *

Aerocar Micro-IMP __NOTOC__ The Aerocar Micro-IMP was a light sportsplane developed from the successful Mini-IMP homebuilt. Designed by Moulton Taylor and Jerry Holcomb in 1978, it was finished in 1981 and demonstrated at Oshkosh the following year. A unique fe ...

(1981) – Single-engine single-seat smaller version of Mini-IMP * Aerocar Ultra-IMP (1987) – Development of Micro-IMP with ultralight aircraft engine. One produced

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EAA AirVenture Museum The EAA Aviation Museum, formerly the EAA AirVenture Museum (or Air Adventure Museum), is a museum dedicated to the preservation and display of historic and experimental aircraft as well as antiques, classics, and warbirds. The museum is lo ...

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