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Description
| Manufacturer: | Goodyear | |
| Base model: | AO | |
| Designation: | XAO-2 | |
| Nickname: | Inflatoplane | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1956-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Airplane, Observation | |
| Status: | Experimental | |
Specifications
| Not Yet Available |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Dennis J. Myers Falling Waters, WV | I was an Airways Operations Specialist - General (AOS) for the CAA in 1959 at the Akron, Ohio Combined Station-Tower (AKR CS/T)& remember some vivid conversations with the Goodyear Test Pilot over Wingfoot Lakes on "guard channel". A very interesting tour. 07/30/2004 @ 11:37 [ref: 7940] |
| aa Smithtown, NY | The inflatable surface of this aircraft is actually
sandwich of 2 rubber type material connected by a mesh of nylon threads, i.e. forming a I beam. It turns out that whenn nylon is exposed to air, it absorbs/repel's water, it stiffens. giving the aircraft its shape & rigidity. I was told more material about the infatoplane would found at the Good Year library at Akron, Ohio. ;) 11/01/2002 @ 22:32 [ref: 6006] |
| Peter Bedford Huntington Beach, CA | Looking for any and all information (R&D) on the inflatoplane, pictures etc. peterbeee@aol.com 07/06/2001 @ 01:26 [ref: 2595] |
| John Coeur d\\\' Alene, ID | Hello,
I researched the Goodyear inflatoplane years ago and talked with a man that worked on the project. I have a pretty good idea where the documentation is. Please write. 02/11/2001 @ 20:18 [ref: 1591] |
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