Moulton Taylor

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Moulton B. Taylor (born September 29, 1912 in Portland , Oregon , USA ; † November 16, 1995 ) was an American aircraft engineer who became known for the development of Aerocar Incorporated , a flying car .

Life

After studying mechanical engineering at the University of Washington in Seattle , in the US state of Washington , Taylor was indeed a pilot in the US Navy, spent there during the Second World War, but most of the time in the US Navy -Raketenprogramm.

Shortly after the war, Taylor had the idea of ​​developing a hybrid vehicle, a car that, after being quickly and easily converted, was able to fly like a real airplane; he called this project Aerocar . So he founded a company, Aerocar Co. in Longview to develop, build and market this vehicle.

Six copies of the first version of the Aerocar were built, which were able to demonstrate their suitability over a total of 320,000 kilometers of road and over 50,000 kilometers of flight.

So Taylor developed his concept further into the Aerocar III . The vehicle did not go into series production, not least because the US approval regulations for motor vehicles changed in the 1970s and the Aerocar would have become too heavy and too expensive if these regulations had been met.

Taylor then devoted himself to his other projects such as the Aerocar COOT , a small amphibious aircraft that was affordable for the general public and available as a kit, or the Taylor IMP aircraft .

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  1. ^ Obituary on tributes.com
personal data
SURNAME Taylor, Moulton
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Taylor, Moulton B.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American aircraft engineer
DATE OF BIRTH September 29, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Portland , Oregon , United States
DATE OF DEATH November 16, 1995