The Aerauto PL.5C was a roadable aircraft developed in

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in the early 1950s. It was a high-wing two-seat

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whose wings could be folded to quickly transform it into an automobile. It was different from many such projects in that it used its

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(powered by a Continental C85) for propulsion not only in the air, but on the road as well. Development was abandoned in

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. Designed by aircraft engineer

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, the Aerauto was built by Carrozzeria Colli in

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Specifications (PL.5C)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aerauto Pl.5c 1950s Italian civil utility aircraft Roadable aircraft Aircraft manufactured in Italy Single-engined pusher aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1949 High-wing aircraft