By Robert M. Farr
Staff Writer, Science Service (Institute for the Popularization of Science)
(Published August 1945)

Who Is Going to Fly the Planes of Tomorrow?

• Are you going to own a plane?
• How much will it cost?

What Will the Postwar Planes Be Like?

• All plastic or none?
• The familiar types
• Pusher planes
• Water birds
• The unfamiliar types
• Sunday supplement airplanes
• What’s the truth about helicopters?
• Will helicopters replace small planes?
• Is it easy to fly a helicopter?
• Will the helicopter replace the automobile?

Is Buying a Plane Just Like Buying a Car?

• Why do you want a plane?
• Think before you buy
• The power plant
• Grasshoppers for sale; Uncle Sam, prop.
• Now—or later?
• One-third down, a year to pay
• How long will you keep your plane?

Who's Going To Provide Your Ground Facilities?

• Airports are necessary
• It’s a community job

Are You Physically Fit To Be a Pilot?

• Are war pilots safe flyers?
• The importance of being healthy
• What happens to you when you fly?
• Do you measure up?
• Handicapped persons can fly

How Should Private Flying Be Regulated?

• Who says you can fly?

So You're Going to Fly—Or Be Flown?

• Better take some money along too
• The question is yours to answer

To the Discussion Leader

• Additional questions for discussion

Further Reading