Usage conditions may apply for digital images, video, and sound recordings linked within SOVA collections. While digital content may be restricted, SOVA collection descriptions and catalog records are available CC0 for re-use. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page.
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Fulton Airphibian [Continental, Inc.] Sales Brochure
Summary
![Fulton Airphibian [Continental, Inc.] Sales Brochure](/img/loading-large.gif)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2017.0049
- Creators:
-
Fulton, Robert E.
- Dates:
-
1947
- Languages:
-
English.
- Physical Description:
-
0.05 Cubic feet1 folderDocument, 48 pages, mixed text and photographs, heavy acetate covers with metal wire spiral binding.7.6 x 9.4 inches
- Repository:
"The Fulton Airphibian." Heavily illustrated sales brochure produced by Continental, Inc. to market the Continental Inc Airphibian family of aircraft; 48 pages, 1947.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 48 page sales brochure for "The Fulton Airphibian." The 7.6 by 9.4 inch brochure is mixed text and photographs and has heavy acetate covers with metal wire spiral binding.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Pages are in original order.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Continental, Inc. was formed in 1945 to develop a "roadable" aircraft designed by Robert E. Fulton, the company's president. The Fulton "Airphibian" was designed to convert from a light aircraft to a small, two-seat convertible for ground travel. The prototype Airphibian first flew on 7 November 1946. The Airphibian was awarded a Civil Aeronautics Authority Approved Type Certificate in December 1950, becoming the first roadable aircraft ever certified. Unfortunately, the Airphibian never found a place in the light aircraft market and the company collapsed in 1954.
Administration
Author
Patti Williams, 2017; revised Melissa A. N. Keiser, 2019
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Rawn Fulton, Gift to NASM Aeronautics; Transferred from NASm Aeronautics curatorial file to NASM Archives, 2017.
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Patti Williams, 2017; updated by Melissa A. N. Keiser, 2019.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
Fulton Airphibian [Continental, Inc.] Sales Brochure, Acc. NASM.2017.0049, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeronautics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Continental Inc Airphibian Family | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Brochures | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Continental, Inc. | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
National Air and Space Museum Archives
14390 Air & Space Museum Parkway
Chantilly, VA 20151
NASMRefDesk@si.edu
