Beechcraft Plainsman

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The Beechcraft Plainsman was a concept car made in 1946 by the Beech Aircraft Company in Wichita, Kansas. [1] The Plainsman was fitted with an air-cooled four-cylinder Franklin engine driving a generator, which in turn powered four electric motors, one for each wheel. It was fitted with fully independent air suspension. [2] It also had an aluminum body. It weighed 2,200 pounds (1,000 kg), its top speed was 160 miles per hour (260 km/h), and could carry six passengers. [1] Large windows and curved doors blended into the roof of the fastback design. Crash protection was built into the design. [3] Only two were built. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gunnell, John A., ed. (1982). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975. Krause Publications. ISBN   0-87341-027-0.[ page needed ]
  2. ↑ Flammang, James M. (1994). Chronicle of the American automobile: over 100 years of auto history. Publications International. pp.  220, 227, 604. ISBN   9780785307785.
  3. ↑ Phillips, Edward H. (1987). Beechcraft Staggerwing to Starship. Flying Books. p. 45. ISBN   0-91113906-0.
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