The Beechcraft Plainsman was a concept 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. It also had an aluminum body. It weighed , its top speed was , and could carry six passengers. Large windows and curved doors blended into the roof of the fastback design. Crash protection was built into the design. Only two were built.