The costs to develop the Airphibian were too high.

制造陆空两用机的费用太高。

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However, the idea sure sounds fun, and one wonders if current technology could produce an updated Airphibian with better performance.

然而，肯定的想法听起来有趣，和人们不禁要问，如果目前的技术可能产生的更新陆空的性能更好。

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The Airphibian was designed by Robert Fulton Jr. in 1945, and was intended to fly into an airport, drop the propeller, wings and tail, and drive into town from the airport.

在陆空的设计是由小罗伯特·富尔顿在1945年，是打算飞入机场，下降的螺旋桨，机翼和尾部，并推动进城从机场。

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But it was not a success. The costs to develop the Airphibian were too high.

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In 1950, Robert Fulton flew his Airphibian to National Airport in Washington, D.C.

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He called this invention the Airphibian.

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