| Manufacturer |
Aichi Kokuki |
Aerocar |
| Description |
The Aichi AB-2 was a prototype Japanese reconnaissance floatplane of the 1930s. |
The Aerocar 2000 was a proposed flying car under development in the early 2000s in the United States. |
| First Flight |
1930-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Tetsuo Miki |
Ed Sweeney |
| Type |
|
Flying automobile |
| Length (m) |
8.24 |
8.2296 |
| Height (m) |
3.446 |
3.048 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
180.3846 |
|
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
129.6399 |
431.3042 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
71.8575 |
|
| Armament |
1× fixed forward-firing 7.7 mm machine gun and 1 machine gun in rear cockpit; 2× 30 kg (66 lb) bombs |
|
| Capacity Description |
|
one passenger |
| Endurance (h) |
5.9 |
|
| National Origin |
Japan |
United States of America |
| Number Built |
2 |
2 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Aichi AC-1 9-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, 246 kW (330 hp) each |
1 × Lotus 2.5L V8 piston engine, 261 kW (350 hp) each |
| Status |
|
Halted |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aichi_AB-2 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerocar_2000 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
11 |
10.9728 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
36 |
|
| Aircraft Engine |
Aichi AC-1 |
|
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |