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Manufacturer William Edward Boeing last week produced a military single-seater biplane which he considered the fastest U. S. fighter, capable of 209 m.p.h. The fastest commercial ship now being made: Lockheed Vega, which carries six passengers at 180 m.p.h...
...Upon nominal recommendation of Col. Lindbergh, its "technical adviser." He was in Los Angeles with his wife last week, buying his specially built Lockheed Sirius, an open two seater capable of 200 Lockheed m. p. h. He open wrote his personal check...
...seater, dual control Consolidated biplane was equipped with these new instruments, plus of course the usual flying equipment, and put on the field. Harry Frank Guggenheim, 39, president of the Guggenheim Fund and Ambassador-nominate to Cuba was present. He and Lieutenant Doolittle had an argument. The Lieutenant wanted to fly the plane alone. Mr. Guggenheim, a flyer himself, insisted that Lieutenant Benjamin Kelsey, who had assisted in the research, occupy the front seat, to take control in case accident happened. Piqued, daring (TIME, Sept. 30) Lieutenant Doolittle consented. He crawled into the rear cockpit, hauled an opaque cloth entirely...
...Edward of Wales paid £675 ($3,280) last week for a two-seater De Havilland Gypsy Moth plane with dual controls. Slow and safe, the ship has a cruising speed of but 90 m. p. h., can land on much smaller fields than the Royal Air Force still planes used by heretofore Flying P.' used ie by H. R. Minister H. James and Ramsay MacDonald. On his first flight in the Moth last week, dutiful Scion Wales was piloted to Sandringham to visit his parents, was deposited smartly on their lawn. Later, by handling one of the ship...
...over its top. It weighs 600 lb. It will be shipped in a weatherproof packing case which has a hinged door and will serve as its garage. It will go 50 miles on a gallon of gasoline. It has a 4-cylinder air-cooled engine. It is a two seater but three can squeeze into it. It will sell for $200. It was invented by James V. Martin of Martin Aeroplane Factory, Garden City, L. I. Mr. Martin is looking for a Wall Street firm to finance it and for a mail order house to distribute...