The Ford Flivver

( San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive / April 19, 2012 )

In 1926, Henry Ford introduced a 15-foot aircraft he dubbed the "Model T of the Air," the Ford Flivver. The single-seat midget plane was flown by just two men, Charles Lindbergh and test pilot Harry Brooks. Ford stopped production on the Flivver after Brooks crashed and died in the ocean off the coast of Melbourne, Fla.

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wishboneash at 9:47 PM April 26, 2012

I don't believe they will be very successful except for a few who would buy it for novelty. When such a vehicle is on the road, it can be subject to dings/bumps/scrapes etc. In normal aircraft, such events would result in the plane being grounded. A car/plane combo would be unsafe if not properly protected from vandalism and in a non-airport insecure environment. Such a vehicle is unfortunately neither a very good car nor a plane. I would rather get a real plane and rent a car for road travel.

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