Military and national prestige aspects; possibilities of improvements in commercial field which will undoubtedly come about through race development and nothing else; if air resistance of airplane can be reduced, it will be possible to fly either faster with same engine power or at same speed with less engine power.


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    Title :

    Can we afford to abandon airplane racing?


    Additional title:

    Aero Digest


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Aero Digest ; 12 , n 3


    Publication date :

    1928


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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