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Taylor Aerocar, 1956. An American roadable aircraft, designed and built by Moulton Taylor in Longview, Washington. Development of the Aerocar began in 1949 though the design dates back to 1946. The folding wings allowed the road vehicle to be converted into flight mode in five minutes by one person. Civil certification was gained in 1956 under the auspices of the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA). Taylor made a deal with Ling-Temco-Vought for serial production based on a contract to reach 500 orders. He was unable to find even half that number of takers so plans for production ended after only six examples were built, with one still flying as of 2018