Low-Cost Future Light Aircraft of 1930s,1940s & 1950s

[hesham]

Hi,


here is a group of suggested future light aircraft in Popular Science,featured with low-cost and some
of them had new ideas.

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[pathology_doc]

LOL. Did anything in Popular Science or Popular Mechanics ever turn out as they predicted?

 

[hesham]

LOL. Did anything in Popular Science or Popular Mechanics ever turn out as they predicted?

I think not Pathology,


that's because most of those ideas was fantasy designs.

 

[Stargazer]

here is a group of suggested future light aircraft in Popular Science,featured with low-cost and some
of them had new ideas.

Very nice designs... If you'd gone up a bit you'd have found the FIRST page of the article, which states clearly that these are concepts by famous artist Douglas Rolfe!
May I kindly suggest the title of this topic be edited to reflect this important piece of information? Thanks.

https://books.google.com.au/books?id=3CEDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA104#v=onepage&q&f=false

 

[hesham]

Hi,

also a Harry Hillaker twin-boom dream airplane of 1944.

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[hesham]

From Flying magazine 1944-5.

 

[hesham]

From Flying magazine 1945-3.

 

[hesham]

From Flying 1950-8,

Flying Magazine

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[riggerrob]

Back in 1945, all the airplane manufacturers were hoping that returning soldiers would want motorcycles, boats, airplanes, etc. for recreation. Fortunately cooler heads prevailed and most returning soldiers tamed their PTSD by reverting to domestic bliss with facotry jobs, wives, 2.5 children, houses, sensible family cars, etc.
This proved a loss for airplane manufacturers. Big firms like Douglas, Lockheed, Republic, etc. built prototypes of "family airplanes, but soon learned that they could not build them for prices that retired soldiers could afford. Even with their massive metal-forming presses and simplified construction methods, Republic built 800 Seabee amphibians before determining that they were selling at a loss.
Existing manufacturers of small planes: Aeronca, Bellanca, Cessna, Fairchild, Interstate, Piper, Rearwin, Stinson, Taylor, Waco, etc. all ramped up production, but their hangars were soon crowded with un-sold planes.

During the 1960s, Cessna tried again to reduce the cost of manufacturing "family airplanes with their Model 160 prototype with corrugated skins, constant-chord wing, free-swivelling nose-wheel,, etc. They flew the Model 160 prototype a few times, still could not reduce production costs by much. Cessna found that the fixed costs of installed parts: engines, propellers, instruments, tires, brakes, etc. were still the majority of the selling price. Cessna never did re-tool to manufacture Model 160s.

 

[hesham]

From Flying 1940-8.

 

[hesham]

From Western Aviation 1944

 

[hesham]

From Western Aviation 1944

 

[hesham]

From, Техника - молодежи 1938-2,

The construction of three aircraft , the projects of which received first prizes
at the international competition of light all-aluminum aircraft projects, is being completed. These are three machines of an original design weighing from 150
to 313 kg, with engines from 33 to 60 hp. Their maximum speed is from 150
to 183 km/h. — The peculiarity of the first aircraft (upper) is a three-wheel
chassis; the second (lower) is exceptional simplicity and lightness; — the
third is a variable-area wing with very high lifting force.