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permit the construction of low-cost airplanes priced at a dol- 

 lar a pound 2,000 pound plane, $2,000; 1,000 pound plane, 

 $1,000. He argues that you will get plenty of speed, as well 

 as low operating cost, with a low-powered engine, if the 

 plane itself is properly streamlined to reduce costly drag. He 

 estimates that a retractable landing gear, which draws the 

 wheels inside the wings, will increase the plane's speed by 

 twenty to thirty miles per hour. In the past only a few makers 

 of light planes have installed retractable landing gears because 

 of their expense. But mass-production methods will greatly 

 reduce the cost per plane. 



Stout's Sky Cars 



In addition to the "Helicab," William Stout has drawn up 

 plans for two new light planes the "Readable Airplane" and 

 the "Aerocar," mass production of which is anticipated after 

 the war. 



The Roadable Airplane is intended for distance flights cou- 

 pled with short trips on the ground. It will weigh no more 

 than eight hundred pounds, have a thirty-foot wingspread, 

 and be capable of taking four-hundred-mile cross-country 

 hops. Since the Roadable Airplane is primarily an airplane and 

 not a car, its best performance will be attained in flight. There 

 it will reach speeds of one hundred and twenty miles per hour, 

 while on the ground its speed will perhaps be limited to thirty- 

 five miles per hour. 



The unique feature of the Roadable Airplane is that the 

 wings can be folded back on landing. In case the pilot should 

 run into bad weather, he can simply convert his plane into an 

 automobile and hug the ground until the skies are clear. 



The Aerocar is designed as the flying family automobile for 

 tours and trips. Different from the Roadable Airplane, it is 

 not primarily an airplane but a car that flies. It will weigh 



