Word: air
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Tournament of Roses" truly justifies its name. For in California, while New England lies frozen and bound by Jack Frost's fetters, roses bloom and orange blossoms scent the air. Thousands of tourists go there, seeking the warmth and sunshine of the Pacific Coast...
Some of the difficulties in the way of developing the machine may be imagined by the conditions of the contest, which require that the airplane shall take the air vertically, have a range of speed up to 134 miles an hour, and land vertically within a radius of five metres...
Experiments in catapaulting the present type of machine, dependent for a start upon the swift passage of air over lift-creating planes, have increased the general interest in the possible development of the helicopter. In these experiments the machine is shot off a starting platform, much as a dart is thrown in the air. The start is so swift that the machine is able to pick up its flying speed and continue flight with its own engine...
This will mark the first time that air racing in the colleges has been officially recognized, and if the sanction of the Massachusetts Club can be gained for the plan, its chances for success will be materially improved. The University organization hopes to induce the state club to open the matter to general discussion at the meeting, and if this is done there should be many valuable expressions of opinion from the members, all of whom have had flying experience of one kind or another...
...headed by L. L. Driggs, President of the national organization to promote flying. Mr. Driggs who is an authority on aeronautical subjects and who has studied the situation from every angle, will discuss both the national and international developments of aviation at the present time. Colonel L. H. Drennan, Air Service Officer for New England, will also speak...