Goodyear GA-468 Inflatable Airplane
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Need an airplane? Haven't got much space? Then the the 1959 Goodyear Inflatoplane is for you!
Designed and built in only 12 weeks, the Goodyear Inflatoplane was built in 1956.
The 44 cubic ft (1.25 cubic meter) container could be transported by truck, jeep trailer or aircraft.
The inflatable surface of this aircraft was actually a sandwich of two rubber-type materials connected by a mesh of nylon threads, forming an I-beam.
When the nylon was exposed to air, it absorbed and repelled water as it stiffened, giving the aircraft its shape and rigidity.
Structural integrity was retained in flight with forced air being continually circulated by the aircraft's motor.
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Inflatable Wing Ultralight Aircraft
Definitions: ONR: Office of Naval Research
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