ON LAND, AND IN THE AIR.—Mr F. Dougherty, of Sierra Madre, California, drives off in the front section of his combination car-aeroplane, which he helped to design and built. It takes Mr Dougherty five minutes after landing from a flight to remove the propeller and disconnect the fuselage and wings. These are left at the airport until again required. The machine has a speed of 110 miles an hour in the air and 50 miles an hour on land. Its flying range is three hours and a half.
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Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27877, 27 January 1956, Page 7
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88ON LAND, AND IN THE AIR.—Mr F. Dougherty, of Sierra Madre, California, drives off in the front section of his combination car-aeroplane, which he helped to design and built. It takes Mr Dougherty five minutes after landing from a flight to remove the propeller and disconnect the fuselage and wings. These are left at the airport until again required. The machine has a speed of 110 miles an hour in the air and 50 miles an hour on land. Its flying range is three hours and a half. Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27877, 27 January 1956, Page 7
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