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Fletcher Aviation was founded in 1941 in Pasadena, California by the Fletcher brothers - Wendell, Frank and Maurice. The purpose of this newly formed company was to build a basic trainer aircraft for the United States Army.
The Flair was an amphibious Jeep project that Fletcher's firm, Fletcher Aviation Company, was developing in hopes of receiving a U.S. government contract for mass production. Fletcher formed a collaboration with Porsche to develop the special engine with 'jet cooling.'
The Fletcher Flair made its debut over Labor Day weekend in 1953 at the National Aircraft show in Dayton, Ohio. After being put through Army testing, it was found to be watertight, have stability in the water, and could travel 2.2 mph in the water. On land, the top speed was in the neighborhood of 68 mph. Despite its many innovative features, extremely light weight and high payload capacity, the government contract was awarded to another firm. As a result, this was the only Fletcher-Porsche Flair ever made.
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