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Unit 6 Atomic Cars Supplimentary reading Flying car Early experiments Glenn Curtiss, the Wrights chief rival, was the first to design a flying car. The first flying car to actually fly was built by Waterman. Waterman became associated with Curtiss while Curtiss was pioneering naval aviation at North Island on San Diego Bay in the 1910s. However, it wasnt until March 21, 1937 that Watermans Aerobile first took to the air. The Aerobile was a development of Watermans tailless aircraft, the Whatsit. It had a wingspan of 38 feet (11?m) and a length of 20 feet 6 inches (6.25?m). On the ground