In 1956, the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Corporation developed an inflatable airplane to drop to downed pilots to use to escape from behind enemy lines. The Goodyear AO-2 Inflatoplane weighed about 195 pounds and compressed into a package about three feet long, two feet wide, and two feet high. Additional inflatable components, such as landing-gear […]
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