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Tags: inflatable airplane1950s aircraftaviation historyunusual airplaneslightest airplanetaylor mcdanielrescue planeplanes that never went into productiongoodyear inflatoplanemustardair filled aircraftpump up airplaneaircraft engineeringinflatable aircraftrubber planesrubber gliderultralight aircraftweird wings

Description: Get an entire year of both CuriosityStream and Nebula for just for less than $1 a month here (42% off the regular price): CuriosityStream.com/mustard Support Mustard on Patreon: patreon.com/MustardChannel Mustard Merchandise: teespring.com/stores/mustard-store Instagram: instagram.com/mustardchannel TikTok: tiktok.com/@mustardchannel Facebook: facebook.com/Mustard-109952378202335 Twitter: twitter.com/MustardVideos Website: mustardchannel.com Maybe it wasn't as bad of an idea as you might think. In 1956, Goodyear combined their expertise in building inflatable airships and rubber tires, to develop an inflatable airplane. A plane small and light enough to pack up inside the family station wagon, that could be fully inflated and ready for flight in just five minutes. Earlier attempts at building inflatable aircraft had failed because inflated rubber was a poor material choice for aircraft, resulting in planes that were too slow, wobbly and structurally unstable to be of practical use. But Goodyear’s newly developed material called Airmat promised increased rigidity when inflated, while still being lightweight and flexible to be packed up inside a small container With Airmat, Goodyear was convinced that they could develop an inflatable airplane that could help save lives. With research and writing assistance by Tomas Campos Music used in this production (reproduced under license): Intro Song: “Hyena”- epidemicsound.com/track/JeqOySXcnL Song 2: “Love Butterflies” - pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/76048876-love-butterflies Song 3: “Mirage” - pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/143426601-mirage-international-urgent-hopeful Song 4: “Hyena”- epidemicsound.com/track/JeqOySXcnL Song 5: “Ask The Questions”- pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/131209872-ask-questions-documentary-ambient Outro Song: “Synthwave Retro 80s”- audiojungle.net/item/synthwave-retro-80s/30668873 Thanks for watching!