PATRICK J. GYGER
Introduction
Chapter 1 - Pioneering times
Chapter 2 - Waldo Waterman: from the Whatsit to the Aerobile
Chapter 3 - Integration and modularity
Chapter 4 - A new paradigm: horizontality
Chapter 5 - Theodore P. Hall and the Golden Age of modular machines
Chapter 6 - Robert E. Fulton and his Airphibian: within a whisker of success
Chapter 7 - In pursuit of the dream
Chapter 8 - Molt Taylor and the saga of the Aerocar
Chapter 9 - The wilderness years
Chapter 10 - The temptation of vertical take-off
Chapter 11 - The return of the old favourites
Chapter 12 ~ Tomorrow: motorways in the sky?
Conclusion - Manifesto for a success with no future
Chronology
Bibliography
Acknowledgelnents and photo credits
Index
This book may sound like a work of science fiction, but it's all true. Cars designed to be flown and aircraft designed to be driven have been created surprisingly often, particularly in the USA. This handsome book covers the subject in depth for the first time, revealing the stories of many doomed ventures, supported by a wealth of intriguing photographs together with wonderful artwork from comics, popular science magazines and science-fiction novels.