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"The Fulton Airphibian." Heavily illustrated sales brochure produced by Continental, Inc. to market the Continental Inc Airphibian family of aircraft; 48 pages, 1947.
Continental, Inc. was formed in 1945 to develop a "roadable" aircraft designed by Robert E. Fulton, the company's president. The Fulton "Airphibian" was designed to convert from a light aircraft to a small, two-seat convertible for ground travel. The prototype Airphibian first flew on 7 November 1946. The Airphibian was awarded a Civil Aeronautics Authority Approved Type Certificate in December 1950, becoming the first roadable aircraft ever certified. Unfortunately, the Airphibian never found a place in the light aircraft market and the company collapsed in 1954.
NASM.2017.0049
Fulton, Robert E.
1947
Rawn Fulton, Gift to NASM Aeronautics; Transferred from NASm Aeronautics curatorial file to NASM Archives, 2017.
0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder, Document, 48 pages, mixed text and photographs, heavy acetate covers with metal wire spiral binding., 7.6 x 9.4 inches)
National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of 48 page sales brochure for "The Fulton Airphibian." The 7.6 by 9.4 inch brochure is mixed text and photographs and has heavy acetate covers with metal wire spiral binding.
Pages are in original order.
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Fulton Airphibian [Continental, Inc.] Sales Brochure, Acc. NASM.2017.0049, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Aeronautics
Continental Inc Airphibian Family
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