Details relative to famous flights are presented year by year so as to give idea of progress made in airplane performance since Orville Wright's flight Dec. 17, 1903; Gordon Bennett race won by G. H. Curtiss in 1909; first London-Paris attempt in 1910; events are outlined up to speed record of D'Arcy Greig in Supermarine S-5 fitted with Napier Lion engine made on Nov. 4, 1928.


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    Title :

    Twenty-five years of famous flights


    Additional title:

    Aviation


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Aviation ; 25 , n 23


    Publication date :

    1928


    Size :

    14 pages


    Remarks:

    23 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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