Beechcraft Plainsman

The Beechcraft Plainsman was a 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] Only two were built.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Gunnell, John A. (ed.). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975. Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87341-027-0.
↑ Flammang, James M. Chronicle of the American automobile: over 100 years of auto history. pp. 220, 227, 604. ISBN 9780785307785.

External links

1946 Beechcraft Plainsman Concept Car, Editors of Consumer Guide

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[Gunnell-1] 1 2 3 Gunnell, John A. (ed.). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975. Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87341-027-0.

[2] Flammang, James M. Chronicle of the American automobile: over 100 years of auto history. pp. 220, 227, 604. ISBN 9780785307785.