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The Dippy Twist Loop
Published on September 26, 2016 By Thomas Van Hare She was just the fourth woman in the world to be certified as a pilot. She was the first to fly a plane at night. She invented sky writing — and then did it at night, illuminating her letters with flares mounted to her plane. She [...]
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Elliptical Wing Wonder
This Week’s Hints to help you along: The wing really is elliptical and it flies! Little wingtip vortices improves performance 30%. Structurally more sound than conventional designs. Made for civilian usage where there is little. So do you know what this aircraft is? Post a REPLY below with your best guess! Click [...]
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The First Pencil?
This Week’s Hints to help you along: The first plane designed for mass production. Used any of at least five engines. It was all the rage in Mexico! Pressed into wartime service, but soon replaced. So do you know what this aircraft is? Post a REPLY below with your best guess! Click [...]
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“The Wright Aeroplane and its Fabled Performance”
Published on September 12, 2016 By Thomas Van Hare “A Parisian automobile paper recently published a letter from the Wright brothers to Capt. Ferber of the French army, in which statements are made that certainly need some public substantiation from the Wright brothers.” So began an article in the January 13, 1905, issue of the [...]
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Pushing the Boundaries
This Week’s Hints to help you along: Designed at war using captured Nazi jet engines. Paved the way to 30 years of design development. Delayed as the factory didn’t know metal fabrication. Over a year of work before it was abandoned. So do you know what this aircraft is? Post a REPLY [...]
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