Show U S OUT TO SELL f NATION 1 PLANE seek quantity production of low priced craft ashington to i in lu the go en eri ments s attempt to stimulate quai tats tit prodie tion of small lort ton I 1 r ce i airplay es the aeronautics branch of fhe the dei department Delart artmont ment of commerce in u consultation v mth iti fed pral eral and pr vate des deg greis gr eis has ev en ived general spec heat ons for a light plane which can bp be produced in volume at a cost of atoo 00 or less per plane it is circularize iz n ng 34 OW 11 ei sed and student pilots and aNia ablation tion mechanics to dete determine tie tle eualer of prospective customers tor a plane of this type specifications s cill call for a small to lov v wing monoplane with etli open cockpits for pilot and one lasse as riger construct ed of a new steel alloy and with an eight cander c I 1 ader small bore high oppression om engine t arning up about 4 revolutions per minute and driving a comparatively compa slovie leed ed propeller iab i Le gehrs miles an hour As a safety measure the land n speed would be ket kelt at or below miles an hour through use of w r flaps to att in i n this low land n speed it would bo he ne essary to keel the top speed in I 1 e vie 11 ta t of miles an hour rugg d cont contraction ruction would be the goal so hit thit tl E e plane t be alov flown n for the li it 11 si an of its life without major overhauls low or g nal e tt st bould bei made possible by quantity qu entity prod action and the use of stamped parts b cited or spot welded together to ether the engine v bould be as greatly s in as poss ble and standard z 1 low gasoline ind oil consumption and low prices for replacements would cut operating would be reduced by simplicity siny city of the craft and the ty of replacement parts produced in quantity by fac tories tortes and kept in stock by repair sta eions at airports 25 P pilots i lets I 1 in n U un n ted states there are 14 1 censed pilots and student pilots maintain ng their active status in this country although there are but licensed licen ced ed airplanes this shortage of planes is regarded in indicating on ex stence of a mar let for low cost aircraft eugene L vidal d rector of the aeronautics bureau and author of the plan says all that Is needed is some step which will bring the producer and the consumer together with def enite as assurance surane t the ind istre that the market at act i 1 illy exists ahat step he sibs is now being taken by the govern nent leading aeronautical engineers have given assurances that such a craft can be constructed c 0 at a tl P 00 pr ce he said it will be produced pro it the pilots in tl t e united states are inter ested and we are furnishing them with ith a means of making their interest a matter of record if favorable response does not fol low lom vie ve hlll at least learn what Is retarding the development develop meat of flying he added |