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Was thinking about the 15-P and Henry Ford's ambition to put folks into cheap, easy-to-fly airplanes like he did with cheap automobiles.

In 1935 everyone owning an airplane was a common fantasy. But, unlike driving a car, flying was a little more complicated even back then. Not sure what the total thinking was with the 15-P ... probably involved reducing the skill level required to fly an airplane. Make it hard to stall (aerodynamic), make it spin-proof, make it require less coordination of controls ... stick and rudder stuff.

The automobile type steering wheels in the cockpit suggested it could be "driven" like a car.

Whatever they were thinking with the tailless, flying wing type design, they lacked the materials and technology to make it a flying success.

Today, we have advanced composites, refined engines and computers that make drones, driverless cars, and passenger aircraft with auto-land systems.

... we also have iPhones, iPads ... iWatches.

How about Apple iPlanes? Get your 7 year old grandson to program your next vacation and strap in.

Driverless Uber service could become Uber Airlines with custom pilot-less routes to places like Hahira, Georgia.

(Henry would be proud of this kind of thinking.)