Modern Mechanix, March, 1934. Cover art by George Rozen (1895-1974)
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MODERN MECHANIX, Aug, 1935
August 1935 issue of MODERN MECHANIX featuring the Electro-Ray Tank
Modern Mechanics, Jan, 1929
How to build your own sport plane so you can fight off condors?
Fits Like a Glove!
J.S. Write, motorcycle and speed record holder, riding a stream lined machine with which he hopes to establish a new record of 170 m.p.h.
Note how the rider is literally built into the car to reduce wind resistance to absolute minimum.
When J.S.Write, present motorbike record holder, makes an attack on his 150 m.p.h. record established last year, he will ride a machine which represents the last word in streamlining.
To such an extent are the streamlining principles carried out that certain parts of the cowling were built with the rider on the machine, much as a tailor fits a suit to a customer.
The power of the racing motor has been boosted to deliver well over 100 h.p. by the use of a supercharger, and it is expected that this motorcycle will reach a speed in excess of 170 m.p.h
Rocketing to the Moon, 1930
Artists conception of Professor Goddard’s rocket ship to the moon. It was estimated the rocket would have an average speed of 4650 MPH and would make the trip to the moon in 48 hours.
Ultra-Short Waves to Mars, 1934
By using ultra-short waves, science expects to penetrate the heavyside layer, or gaseous medium surrounding the earth, and establish radio communication with Mars and other distant planets.
Autos: Past & Future, 1931
From the article”What will Your Next Car Look Like?” Modern Mechanix, Feb, 1931
I Challenge…
Three-Wheeled Pleasure Car, 1929
English Driver Invents This Novel Three – Wheeled Pleasure Car
Constructed on the principle of a motorcycle, this three-wheeled automobile shown below attains a speed of 70 m.p.h. It was built in Kingston, England, by A. Graham, famous race driver. The circular doors are detachable for use during warm weather. Plenty of room is afforded in the driver’s compartment. The windshield is built in the body of the car. Driven from the lone rear wheel by a motorcycle engine, the car is steered from the front. A similar racing car is being planned.
Floating Mid-Ocean City, 1931
A proposed $2,000,000 mid-ocean city to be established midway between Bordeaux, France and St. Johns, Newfoundland. The outer steel network would act as a breakwater, and the harbor inside would serve as a trans-Atlantic hydroplane station.
