Aeroplane Monthly 1986-07 / M.Jerram - For Business and Pleasure

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AGTG   [13]

The Aerocar’s cabin roof glazing gave excellent upward vision for the pilot.

Aeroplane Monthly 1974-07 / Portsmouth Aerocar /Press Debut/

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AGTG   [13]

The one and only Portsmouth Aerocar, G-AGTG, was a six-seater built by Portsmouth Aviation at Portsmouth in 1947. It was powered by two 155 h.p. Cirrus Major IIIs and cruised at 153 m.p.h. Plans to put the Aerocar into production were abandoned, and the prototype was scrapped in 1950.

Aeroplane Monthly 1986-07 / M.Jerram - For Business and Pleasure

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AGTG   [13]

The high wing configuration of the Portsmouth Aerocar gave the pilot and passengers an excellent field of view.

Aeroplane Monthly 1974-07 / Portsmouth Aerocar /Press Debut/

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AGTG   [13]

Air Enthusiast 2006-09 / A.Ord-Hume - Folland's Civil Side /Paper planes/

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AGTG   [13]

The one-off Portsmouth Aerocar Major six-seater twin first took to the skies in June 1947.

Air-Britain Archive 1992-02 / Extracts

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AGTG   [13]

Aerocar G-AGTG comes in for landing after its first flight at Portsmouth with only partial flap lowered 18.6.47. The undercarriage was fixed down on this flight to avoid taking any chances with the sole prototype.
Aeroplane 1 November 1946 *P.500 - reported that Portsmouth Aviation Ltd had already received over £1 million of export orders for the Aerocar and was seeking a new large factory in the Home Counties. (Was this just pure optimism?)
1.11.46 p.500: The Portsmouth Aerocar prototype G-AGTG c/n 2 was built in the immediate postwar period when large numbers of surplus military transports were available at knock-down prices. The reported large orders were apparently not enough to persuade investors to put up the large sums necessary to finance production by a small company which had no facilities for quantity building. The sole Aerocar was broken down in 1950 but reported still extant in dismantled state in 1952. C/n 1 G-AGNJ was being built as the Aerocar Minor with two 100 hp Cirrus Minor II engines but due to the low estimated performance building was stopped in favour of the 155 hp Cirrus Major version. Possibly it was the airframe of c/n 1 which was reported sent to India where production was planned but never took place. Richard MacDemitria, who worked for Portsmouth Aviation at the time, recalls the plan to deliver aircraft to India in crates for local assembly but nothing came of it.

Aeroplane Monthly 1986-07 / M.Jerram - For Business and Pleasure

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AGTG   [13]

The Aerocar snapped during its maiden flight, on June 18, 1947. Note the Focke-Wulf Fw 189 parked out between the Portsmouth hangars.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Focke-Wulf FW.189 Eule - ГерманияGermany - 1938

Авиация и Космонавтика 2014-12 / Р.Вениаминов - "Рамы" небесные /Фотоархив/ (3)

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AGTG   [13]

Portsmouth Aerocar

Air-Britain Archive 1982-04 / U.K. C of A Applications (12)

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AGTG   [13]

The Portsmouth Aerocar Major G-AGTG attracting spectator interest but unfortunately not proving attractive to customers. The sole example, it was scrapped in 1950.

Aeroplane Monthly 1981-02 / Radlett /Gone but not forgotten/ (9)

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AGTG   [13]

Part of the SBAC show new aircraft park at Radlett, September 1947.

Aeroplane Monthly 1986-07 / M.Jerram - For Business and Pleasure

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AGTG   [13]

Access to the Aerocar was via two doors on the port side and a single door on the star­board side.

Aeroplane Monthly 1986-07 / M.Jerram - For Business and Pleasure

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AGTG   [13]

Dual controls would have been fitted to production Aerocars.

Aeroplane Monthly 1986-07 / M.Jerram - For Business and Pleasure

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: G-AGTG   [13]

Aeroplane Monthly 1986-07 / M.Jerram - For Business and Pleasure

Artist's impressions of Aerocar variants.

Aeroplane Monthly 1986-07 / M.Jerram - For Business and Pleasure

A company general arrangement drawing of the Aerocar.