Word: ebel
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...tests Pilot William K. ("Ken") Ebel taxied the 63,000-lb. plane like a speed boat, sprinting, curving, cutting corners through Chesapeake Bay until spectators said they had never seen an airplane so roughly handled. Then for 17 minutes he flew through the air about 100 ft. above the water. In continuous two-way radio conversation with Designer Glenn Luther Martin-who under a company agreement may not fly-Pilot Ebel reported M.O.T.'s performance. "Stable as a brick," grinned Designer Martin...