Tag: airplane
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The New Wright Five-Passenger Biplane For Cross-Country Flights
The fact that a five-passenger flight will shortly become an accomplished fact has interested the aviation world. In the new craft there is nothing in front of the driver’s seat. The front elevating planes are gone, and the two main planes catch the air in initial contact, so far as the aeroplane is concerned. The…
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Charles K. Hamilton Tells How To Run An Aeroplane
It had been 7 years since the Wright Brothers flew the first plane, and Charles Hamilton was about to make the first round trip flight from New York to Philadelphia. In this article, he provides a very plain-language explanation of exactly how his plane works. Driving an aeroplane at the speed of 120 miles an…
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Schoolboys Learn To Make Air Ships
It had been less than seven years since the Wright brothers flew the first airplane, but already kids gathered in after school clubs learning to build their own working models. The boy inventor is not hindered by patent restrictions of any kind. He is free to copy any model he sees fit, and the cheapness…