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Help idendify a vintage aircraft?

I was going through some old family movies from around 1937 to 1941 (I think), and came across footage of a vintage aircraft that my grandfather worked on. We’re doing research on our family history, and I was wondering if anyone could help me ID the aircraft so I could research it further by name. It is a single engine pusher prop with dual tail booms and four wheel landing gear. It almost looks like it might have been an experimental airplane/car hybrid, but I don’t know. Here are some links to photos that I captured from the home movies. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

Curt Zimmerman

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By: Papa Lima - 8th August 2005 at 22:14

I just checked out this list:

http://www.roadabletimes.com/alphalisting.html

but didn’t find it, and still persist in my hunch that it was not a roadable aircraft but instead an entrant in the competition held in the US in the 1940s or 1950s for a very cheap “people’s airplane”, but despite searching through my magazine collection I still can’t find it – although I am sure I’ve seen that aircraft depicted somewhere along with several other similar designs!

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By: mike currill - 8th August 2005 at 21:54

That looks familiar but I can’t think where I’ve seen info about it. Sorry, that’s not really much help is it? I know I’ve read an article about the various designs that people have come up with in an effert to get roadable aircraft (flying cars would be a better description) into production. It was only in the last 12-18 months but I cannot remember what magazine it was in but it included this little beast.

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By: JDK - 8th August 2005 at 09:12

Coo, tricky.

Isn’t it one of those roadable aircraft, as you’ve guessed? Good question. Wonder who will nail it?

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By: STORMBIRD262 - 8th August 2005 at 07:54

Got me thinking.

Doe’s look a lot like that french Job, SECAN SUC. 10 Courlis(Curlew)

Built late 1940’s, 144 built, BUT it has a tricycle undercarridge.

Will still keep going though the book’s this end, never know, might find it mate!

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By: Papa Lima - 7th August 2005 at 22:39

Looks like one of the entrants in the US “economy aircraft” competition, can’t remember the details now, but I know I have them somewhere . . .

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