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Anthony W wrote:

John Smith wrote:
In article ,
Anthony W wrote:

Anybody remember that inflatable airplane Goodyear experimented with
after WWII? I would think launching something like that from a small
real sub would be the best way to accomplish this goal. Perhaps modern
materials could over come the problems with the first inflatable planes.

The Ohio Historical Society has one of, if not the sole surviving
Inflatoplane. They inherited it from the defunct aviation museum that
was located at Port Columbus International Airport/KCMH. Sadly, it will
never see the light of day, again.

It's too bad they won't give it to a real aviation museum.

I'd think that anybody that was seriously interested in resurrecting the
project could learn all they need to get started from the history
channel show the subject.

I forgot to mention that the donor also provided an original copy of the
promotional film Goodyear made about the Inflatoplane. The museum made a
copy onto video tape and it ran next to the aircraft display for several
years.