June 11, 1928

June 11, 1928

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The Bellanca Sesquiplane

By RICHARD M. MOCK19 min

Fuselage Analysis

By PROFESSOR ALEXANDER KLEMIN,GEORGE F. TITTERTON16 min

The "Wasp” Series "B" Engine

By GEORGE J. MEAD8 min

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The Bellanca Sesquiplane

Model “K” Includes Several Original Features in Airplane Design and is Powered with a Single 500 Hp. “Hornet” Engine

By RICHARD M. MOCK19 min

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Fuselage Analysis

Stress Analysis of Commercial Aircraft, Chapter Number Thirteen

By PROFESSOR ALEXANDER KLEMIN,GEORGE F. TITTERTON16 min

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The "Wasp” Series "B" Engine

ON FER. 18. 1928. the new Series "B" "Wasp" completed its official Navy 50 hr. test with outstanding success. For Naval purposes the Series “B” Wasp is rated at 450 hp. at 2100, as compared to the rating on the older Series “A” of 410 hp. at 1900.

By GEORGE J. MEAD8 min

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The Problem Aviation Insurance

IN EVERY properly-run business the ordinary and extraordinary risks are covered by insurance. When a finance company lends money on an automobile, the risk is amply covered by insurance in ease of fire, theft, and. perhaps oil other risks.

By HENRY H. BALOS8 min

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The Boeing B-1D Flying Boat

New Boeing Design is a Three Passenger, Closed Cabin Boat Powered with a Wright “Whirlwind” Engine
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Captain Kingsford-Smith and Companions Fly in Fokker Plane to Hawaii and Fijis

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Last Minute Briefs

The North American Airways Co. has been organized at Appleton, Wis., with a capital of $25,000 by K. M. Haugen, F. E. Sehlintz, and George H. Schmidt. Frederick Knack of Aerotech, Inc., Moline, 111., aeronautical engineering company, has sailed for Europe to study foreign methods of aircraft construction.
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FOREIGN NEWS

Several air mail services are now in full operation in Canada, reports Commercial Attache L. W. Meekins, Ottawa. Mail routes are operating in Ontario, Manitoba, and the Yukon Territory. Ontario : A regular contract has been made with the Western Canada Airways, Ltd., to provide weekly air mail service through the year from Rolling Portage to Gold Pines, Red Lake, Narrow Lake, and Jackson Manion (Woman Lake).
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The Kinner "Courier”

A Folding Wing, Parasol Type Monoplane Powered with a 100 Hp. Kinner Engine and Having a Top Speed of 120 M.P.H.
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Output of Aircraft for 1927 is Reported To Total 1.962 Planes Worth $14,250,605

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