October 24, 1921

October 24, 1921

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Parachutes

By Major T. Orde Lees17 min

The Aviation Day at Mineola

Canadian Airharbors

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Parachutes

Dozens of patents exist for making flying machines which incorporate the parachute principle. To many minds, it seems that a descending parachute so nearly floats that it would not take much to make it do so. The fallacy is probably merely an optical and psychological illusion.

By Major T. Orde Lees17 min

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The Aviation Day at Mineola

The Aviation Day held on the Curtiss Field at Mineola on Sunday, Oct. 16, by the Aero Club of America through the cooperation of the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corp., which loaned the field for the event, was a great and well deserved success.
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Canadian Airharbors

Dartmouth, N. S. Seaplane station. Situated 4 miles S.E. of the City of Dartmouth opposite north end of McNab Island. Latitude 44 deg. 38 min.; longitude 63 deg. 31 min. Local magnetic variation 22 deg. 7 min. W, of N. Altitude— sea level. Maximum dimensions for landing—over 800 yds.
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“Single Engined Cabin Airplanes” Discussed

The publication, in our issue for Sept. 26, of the article Single Engined Cabin Airplanes by Donald W. McIlhiney, has elicited a number of interesting communications from our readers, which contribute additional information on some of the commercial airplanes tabulated in the article referred to above.

By ARCHIBALD JOHNSTON6 min

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The Deutsch de la Meurthe Trophy Race

The first international race for the Henry Deutsch de la Meurthe Cup took place on Oct. 1, at Etampes, France, and was won by the French entrant Georges Kirsch on a Nieuport-Delage “sesquiplane” fitted with the 300 hp. Hispano-Suiza engine.
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New U. S. Mail Airplane, Type DH-M2

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Legislation and Insurance

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The Larsen Aerial Efficiency Trophy

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Trans-Canada Air Route

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Progress in Airplane Engines

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