Tag: Airplanes
Treasure Island Airport Plans, 1939
Airplanes of Tomorrow? 1930
“Brain Wave” Airplanes … Will They Fly?
Will the airplane of tomorrow develop out of present day “brain wave” designs, so-called because of their freakish departure from generally accepted principles? (Modern Mechanix, Oct, 1930)
Major North American Air-Routes 1935
From 1935 issue of National Geographic
Westland-Hill Pterodactyl Mk V
The Mk V was a Fighter design in the form of a sesquiplane (a biplane having one wing of less than half the area of the other) with straight lower wing and no tail. The experimental craft was fitted with a 600 hp Rolls-Royce Goshawk engine and two Vickers machine guns. While it demonstrated equal capability to conventional fighters of the day, other issues prevented it from going into production. It was first flown from Andover in May 1934.
Mantell UFO Incident, 1948
Captain, Thomas F. Mantell, dies chasing a “flying Saucer”, New York Times, January 9, 1948
Imperial Airways, 1930s
Imperial passengers in 1934 could get from London to Singapore at a cost of £180 ($230.00). Included in the price was hotel accommodations, food, and nearly everything else but alcohol. The 8,458 mile trek took 8 days, making stops in Paris, Brindisi, Athens, Alexandria, Cairo, Gaza, Baghdad, Basra, Kuwait, Bahrain, Sharjah, Gwadar, Karachi, Jodhpur, Delhi, Cawnpore, Allabad, Calcutta, Akgats, Rangoon, Bangkok and Alor Star. Continue reading “Imperial Airways, 1930s”
Blackburn Skua 1937-1945
The Blackburn B-24 Skua was a carrier-based low-wing, two-seater, single-radial engine aircraft operated by the British Fleet Air Arm which combined the functions of a dive bomber and fighter. It was designed in the mid-1930s and saw service in the early part of the Second World War. It took its name from the sea bird. (Wikipedia)
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Airborne Zeppelin Airfield, 1925
a British proposal for an airborne aircraft carrier.
Daring Young Men Needed… 1927
