August 1, 1916

August 1, 1916

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Modern Aeronautical Laboratories

A NEW TYPE OF LANDING GEAR

The Wright, Model L, Light Reconnaissance Aeroplane

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Modern Aeronautical Laboratories

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A NEW TYPE OF LANDING GEAR

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The Wright, Model L, Light Reconnaissance Aeroplane

The Wright, Model L, Light Scout, a one-man tractor, has been designed to fulfill a demand for high speed, moderate power, light weight, economical upkeep, and ability to fly at very low speeds, at a fair purchase price. This machine gets off the ground very quickly, even at slow speed, and has a range from 35 to 81 miles an hour, as measured by the Wright Company on the field, the latter speed being obtained at a test in which half a mile was registered in 22 seconds.
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OUR NEW NAVAL ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS

The battleships Texas, Pennsylvania and Nevada of the Atlantic Fleet are being equipped with the new anti-aircraft guns shown in the above photograph, and before long eighteen other battleships and cruisers in the United States Navy will be provided with these weapons, which are said by naval officers to be the most efficient guns yet made for use against aircraft.
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Review of Technical Press, Engineering and Scientific Publications

MODERN GERMAN AEROPLANES

By Jean Lagorgette6 min

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Dynamical Stability of Aeroplanes

Abstract of a Thesis submitted to the Faculty of The Massachusetts Institute of Technology

By Jerome C. Hunsaker17 min

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The Two Hundred and Twenty Horse-power Renault Aero Engine

One of the most successful foreign aero engines of great power is the twelve cylinder V-type Renault engine which is rated to develop 220 horse-power at a normal engine speed of 1,200 revolutions per minute. As the Renault Company of France was the first concern to produce a V-type aero engine, it is interesting to examine its latest product, which has been designed with the particular object of driving the powerful “gun-planes” of the French Air Service.
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