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Moulton B. "Molt" Taylor (September 29, 1912 – November 16, 1995) was an aeronautical engineer famed for his work on developing a practical flying car
Flying car

A flying car or roadable aircraft is a vehicle which can both travel on the roads and in the air. It is both an aircraft and an automobile....
.

Taylor was born in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States United States, near the confluence of the Willamette River and Columbia River rivers in the state of Oregon....
 and studied engineering at the University of Washington
University of Washington

University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, Washington, United States. Also known as Washington and locally as UW or the U, it is the largest university in the northwestern United States and the oldest public university on the west coast....
. After graduation, he was accepted into the United States Navy
United States Navy

The United States Navy is the navy of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy currently has approximately 331,682 personnel on active duty as of 31 December 2008 and 124,000 in the United States Navy Reserve....
 as a pilot, but spent much of World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 working on the Navy's missile program. Shortly after the war, he designed his first flying car, the Aerocar, and founded a business, Aerocar International
Aerocar International

Aerocar International was a firm established in Longview, Washington by Moulton Taylor to manufacture a roadable aircraft. Work continued until the late 1960s when changing legislation made Taylor's designs impractical....
, in Longview, Washington
Longview, Washington

Longview is a city in Cowlitz County, Washington, Washington, United States. It is the principal city of the 'Longview, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Cowlitz County....
 to develop, manufacture, and market it.






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Moulton B. "Molt" Taylor (September 29, 1912 – November 16, 1995) was an aeronautical engineer famed for his work on developing a practical flying car
Flying car

A flying car or roadable aircraft is a vehicle which can both travel on the roads and in the air. It is both an aircraft and an automobile....
.

Taylor was born in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States United States, near the confluence of the Willamette River and Columbia River rivers in the state of Oregon....
 and studied engineering at the University of Washington
University of Washington

University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, Washington, United States. Also known as Washington and locally as UW or the U, it is the largest university in the northwestern United States and the oldest public university on the west coast....
. After graduation, he was accepted into the United States Navy
United States Navy

The United States Navy is the navy of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy currently has approximately 331,682 personnel on active duty as of 31 December 2008 and 124,000 in the United States Navy Reserve....
 as a pilot, but spent much of World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 working on the Navy's missile program. Shortly after the war, he designed his first flying car, the Aerocar, and founded a business, Aerocar International
Aerocar International

Aerocar International was a firm established in Longview, Washington by Moulton Taylor to manufacture a roadable aircraft. Work continued until the late 1960s when changing legislation made Taylor's designs impractical....
, in Longview, Washington
Longview, Washington

Longview is a city in Cowlitz County, Washington, Washington, United States. It is the principal city of the 'Longview, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Cowlitz County....
 to develop, manufacture, and market it. To date, it remains the closest that any such design came to actual mass production, but eventually only six were built.

Although Taylor continued to push for the viability of the flying car throughout the rest of his life, he also designed a number of only slightly more conventional designs for the homebuilt aircraft
Homebuilt aircraft

Also known as amateur-built aircraft or kit planes, homebuilt aircraft are constructed by persons for whom this is not a professional activity....
 market, including the Aerocar Coot
Aerocar Coot

The Taylor Coot is a two-seat home-built aircraft amphibious aircraft designed by Moulton Taylor, famous for his flying car designs. When a market for the Aerocar did not emerge, Taylor turned to more conventional designs....
 amphibian and the Aerocar Imp
Aerocar IMP

The Aerocar International IMP was an unconventional light aircraft designed by Moulton Taylor and marketed for homebuilt aircraft. The IMP and its various derivatives were developed by Taylor after he had already established himself in the homebuilt market with the Aerocar Coot amphibian, and at the time of the Energy Crisis in the United St...
 family of sportsplane designs.

Shortly before his death, Taylor was inducted into the Experimental Aircraft Association
Experimental Aircraft Association

The Experimental Aircraft Association is an international organization of aviation enthusiasts based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Wisconsin. Since its inception, it has grown internationally with over 170,000 members....
 Hall of Fame.