A mid-city airport on stilts has been proposed for New York by Raymond Loewy, industrial engineer and now a consultant to the U. S. Army Ordnance department. Larger and larger transport planes of the future, he feels, will require longer runways, and airports must be built farther out from the cities. To get the passengers to and from these distant airports he suggested helicopter or Autogiro service, with its downtown terminal an elevated landing field over some large mid-city park. Surfaced with an asphaltic composition, the airport would be supported by huge pylons enclosing elevators. Below street level a vast underground parking area is provided.