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Introduction. Brief history of flying autos and readable aircraft. Design Challenges. Radio controlled (RC) models of flying autos and readable aircraft have been used to demonstrate concepts. History of some other efforts. RC examples at Florida Tech. Automobile roof top force balance.. Proposed rules for an SAE intercollegiate competition. Logical progression from concept to consumer item. Acknowledgements. References.

The CaRnard* is a new concept in roadable aircraft which takes advantage of the geometric match between the canard aircraft configuration and the mid engine auto. Each high main wing is on a common pivot with one above the other. They rotate forward in a horizontal plane thru an angle of about 110 degrees. In this position they are above and roughly parallel to the fuselage. Each canard also has a pivot near a front corner of the vehicle. They pivot forward about 180 degrees so that one is above the other.