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Amundsen goes north under the auspices of the Norwegian Aero Club. The expedition was financed by $100,000 from James W. Ellsworth of Manhattan and has with it two Durnier-Wahl seaplanes, one to be flown by Aviator Lincoln Ellsworth, son of James W., the other by Amundsen. When he...
High over the Bay of Bengal sped a lone seaplane, bound for the coast of Burma. Looking down on the watery waste, the pilot beheld three other seaplanes, westbound. The man above was Major A. Stuart MacLaren, British Air Force; the planes below bore Lieutenants Smith, Wade and Nelson, of...
One of the greatest difficulties in the operation of seaplanes is the soaking up of water by the wooden hull of a flying-boat. This means rapid deterioration and the extra weight of the soaked-in water spells less carrying capacity and smaller flying range. The Aeromarine Plane & Motor Co...
¶ Ships of several types should 'be built to fill up serious gaps in the fleet; notable among the types of ships of which none were at hand when the Fleet arrived at Panama were light cruisers, store ships, destroyer tenders, colliers, tugs, seaplanes, repair ships, lighter-than-air craft...
Landplanes are speedier and more efficient than seaplanes, because they have no bulky floats to add weight and increase air resistance. Landplanes are used, accordingly, on the London-Paris air route, though they have to fly over an angry strip of the English Channel. Even a landplane, however, will float...