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You've heard of cars made to fly - prepare for an airplane made to drive! Light aircraft converted into a car, 1948 (lemmy.world)
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[–] this_1_is_mine@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Sort of. It had wings that could detach and then you could pull behind you like a trailer. detachable prop. Very little capacity. But it was supposed to be a commuter flying "car" so you didn't need much more than your brief case and your lunch in those days.