50-year old Aerocar...now with FADEC (for real)

From the folks over at AVweb comes this video of Ed Sweeney's Molt Taylor AEROCAR that is now flying with Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC) similar to what you'd find in a Boeing or Airbus commercial jetliner. Instead of ripping it up with a jet engine though, Sweeney is running an O-360 which cruises his aerocar at a breakneck 100 mph in the air and a burning 56 mph on the ground. Vvvrroooooomm. Sweeney claims much better fuel consumption and engine handling with the FADEC. Video was taken by AVweb at Sun-n-Fun 2008.



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