Beechcraft Plainsman

{{Short description|American automobile produced by Beechcraft}}

The Beechcraft Plainsman was a car made in 1946 by the Beech Aircraft Company in Wichita, Kansas. 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.{{Cite book|title = Chronicle of the American automobile: over 100 years of auto history|last = Flammang|first = James M.| date=1994 |isbn = 9780785307785|pages = [https://archive.org/details/chronicleofameri0000flam/page/220 220, 227, 604]| publisher=Publications International |url = https://archive.org/details/chronicleofameri0000flam/page/220}} It also had an aluminum body. It weighed {{convert|2200|lb|kg}}, its top speed was {{convert|160|mph|kph}}, and could carry six passengers. Generous windows and curved doors blended into the roof of this fastback design. Crash protection was built into the design.

{{Cite book|title = Beechcraft Staggerwing to Starship|last = Phillips|first = Edward H.|isbn = 0-91113906-0|page = 45|publisher=Flying Books|date=1987}} Only two were built.{{cite book|title=Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975|date=1982 |publisher=Krause Publications|isbn=0-87341-027-0|editor=Gunnell, John A.}}