Frank Skroback's Roadable Airplane

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Frank Skroback's Roadable Airplane

Here's another one for the "WTF" file. Frank Skroback was a retired industrial technician and electrician from Syracuse, NY. Way back in 1935, Frank built this very unique aircraft after studying the designs of Henri Mignet, desinger of the Pou Du Ciel, or Flying Flea series of aircraft.

Frank's idea was to build an airplane that could be used to fly from house to house, using the roads as runways. As you can see in the photos, it has six wing panels, each with a span of only seven feet. The fuselage is reported to be 21 feet long. It is not known if Frank ever tried to fly his aircraft.

If you would like to own the one and only example of Frank Skroback's genius, you're in luck. This bird's for sale. Red Baron Antiques will be holding an auction on March 13 and 14, 2010. They are billing Frank's ship as the first "Flying Car".

Check out the Red Baron Antiques website for more information about Frank's pride and joy. They have a few more photos, too.

So tell me, do you think there's any chance this thing could actually fly? I've seen lots of strange looking airplanes that seemed to work out just fine (think Sneddem M-7), but this is really pushing it.

Hey, at least it's a taildragger.