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"ROADRUNNER"
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"The Roadrunner", designed by Roger Williamson
of San Antonio Texas,was a two place vehicle. As a car it was designed to achieve freeway
speeds. As an aircraft it was expected to achieve a cruise speed of 140MPH. Conversion
time was set at five minutes. Separate engines for flight and ground use were to be installed
in the auto portion.
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The June 2001 edition of EAA's "Sport Aviation" contained Williamson's
excellent article on the "Roadrunner". Although in ground-mode it was equipped
with three wheels to be licensed as a motorcycle, it was closer to being
a Micro-car. If you have forgotten, or have never heard of the Micro-cars
of the 1950's, there is information on the "Isetta" micro-car at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isetta
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