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Page 186
... airplane of his own design , he estab- lished the world's landplane speed record of 352.46 miles ( 567.23 kilometres ) per hour . On Jan. 19 , 1937 , in the same craft , he averaged 332 miles per hour in lowering the transconti- nental ...
... airplane of his own design , he estab- lished the world's landplane speed record of 352.46 miles ( 567.23 kilometres ) per hour . On Jan. 19 , 1937 , in the same craft , he averaged 332 miles per hour in lowering the transconti- nental ...
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... airplane ( 1915 ) , and his F - 13 was the first all - metal transport ( 1919 ) . Many Junkers aircraft had a corrugated sheet - metal skin , copied by several U.S. builders . The Junkers works also built diesel engines for air- craft ...
... airplane ( 1915 ) , and his F - 13 was the first all - metal transport ( 1919 ) . Many Junkers aircraft had a corrugated sheet - metal skin , copied by several U.S. builders . The Junkers works also built diesel engines for air- craft ...
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... airplane flight in the United States . A 60 - ft ( 18 - m ) granite com- memorative pylon was erected in 1932 on the dune from which the flight was launched . Kit- ty Hawk is probably derived from an Indian ( Algonkian ) name recorded ...
... airplane flight in the United States . A 60 - ft ( 18 - m ) granite com- memorative pylon was erected in 1932 on the dune from which the flight was launched . Kit- ty Hawk is probably derived from an Indian ( Algonkian ) name recorded ...
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