At the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas there was another attempt at a flying car. Motoring Weekly has written several articles on this subject: simply search for “flying car” and you’ll get a list of articles with that tag. This one is from Bell, the famous helicopter and aircraft manufacturer founded in 1935. The two most famous machines for me are the H-13 … [Read more...]
Ever Heard of Charlie Taylor?
I hadn’t either, until I was reading a magazine article about flight (on a flight!) - and as flying and cars were born around the same time and needed similar equipment, I was intrigued by this man. He has two claims to fame: one is that he designed and made the first engine for an aircraft, thus truly making an aeroplane as opposed to a glider; the second is that he was one of … [Read more...]