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    As the final result of our intensive research we offer the Franklin P-S-2. In our Glider School at Ypsilanti, Michigan, it has proved itself remarkably well adapted to training. It has been tested under all sorts of conditions for six months. Many veteran pilots, both powerplane and glider, have flown it and pronounced it the "sweetest flying job" they have ever "taken up."
    The Franklin P-S-2 is the highest performance ship of its type in the world. It is inherently balanced and will return from abnormal positions to level flight simply by neutralizing the controls. It recovers instantly from a stall position. It has never been spun and will apparently require a great deal of forcing to spin. It is as nearly foolproof as a glider can be made and has been flown from an altitude of four hundred feet in still air with the hands off the control stick to a satisfactory landing.
    It is designed so sturdily as to withstand an airspeed of 138 m. p. h. in a vertical dive, which means a large margin of safety for all flying. It is stressed for auto-towing and shockcord take-offs and all conditions of hard landings. It is built to meet the rigid requirements of the Department of Commerce. In it are incorporated many of the most approved powerplane features.
    The fuselage is a truss built of welded steel tubing designed to withstand stresses in all directions without the use of wires that can loosen and break. It is, of course, covered, giving maximum maneuverability and performance. The fuselage "nose" forms a rigid cockpit offering utmost protection from personal injury in case of mishap. The cockpit is covered with a removable cowling which perfectly streamlines the fuselage. The Pilot is seated in a comfortable deckchair type seat which gives him a feeling of intimacy with his ship and transmits the movements of his ship to his body more completely and quickly than does the conventional glider seat. This makes for better flying.
    The special Franklin single Airwheel and ski combination is built into the keel. This cushions the shocks of hard landings and rough ground and adequately protects the fuselage against damage. This is so designed that the wheel may be quickly removed and a single ski installed for landing on ice or snow. The wheel is equipped with a brake for quick stops.