AMPHIBIAN PLANE
5,100-Pound Machine is Launched By Means of Power Catapult From Battleship Deck
A plane of a type that can land either on earth or water was shot off the top of a turret on the quarter deck of the battleship West Virginia by a catapult driven by an exploded charge of powder, and it remained aloft for a half hour. Navy officers who witnessed the demonstration said its success opened a field of projecting heavy planes from battleships that had hitherto been believed impossible.
San Pedro, Calif:, Oct. 20 (AP) - For the first time in the history of aeronautics a 5,100-pound "amphibian" plane was launched yesterday off the deck of a battleship here by means of a power catapult.
The plane, a type that can land either on earth or water, was "shot off" the top of the turret on the quarter deck of the battleship West Virginia by a catapult in which a charge of powder, equivalent to that used in an eight-pound shell, was exploded. Tossed forward, the plane gained altitude immediately and remained aloft for a half hour.
The plane had been fastened to the deck by cables and the engine as running at full speed. The impulse of the powder explosion snapped the cables and freed the machine.
Navy officers who witnessed the demonstration said its success opened a vast field of projecting heavy planes from battleships hitherto believed impossible.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, October 20, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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AMPHIBIAN PLANE
5,100-Pound Machine is Launched By Means of Power Catapult From Battleship Deck
A plane of a type that can land either on earth or water was shot off the top of a turret on the quarter deck of the battleship West Virginia by a catapult driven by an exploded charge of powder, and it remained aloft for a half hour. Navy officers who witnessed the demonstration said its success opened a field of projecting heavy planes from battleships that had hitherto been believed impossible.
San Pedro, Calif:, Oct. 20 (AP) - For the first time in the history of aeronautics a 5,100-pound "amphibian" plane was launched yesterday off the deck of a battleship here by means of a power catapult.
The plane, a type that can land either on earth or water, was "shot off" the top of the turret on the quarter deck of the battleship West Virginia by a catapult in which a charge of powder, equivalent to that used in an eight-pound shell, was exploded. Tossed forward, the plane gained altitude immediately and remained aloft for a half hour.
The plane had been fastened to the deck by cables and the engine as running at full speed. The impulse of the powder explosion snapped the cables and freed the machine.
Navy officers who witnessed the demonstration said its success opened a vast field of projecting heavy planes from battleships hitherto believed impossible.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, October 20, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, October 20, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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AMPHIBIAN PLANE
5,100-Pound Machine is Launched By Means of Power Catapult From Battleship Deck
A plane of a type that can land either on earth or water was shot off the top of a turret on the quarter deck of the battleship West Virginia by a catapult driven by an exploded charge of powder, and it remained aloft for a half hour. Navy officers who witnessed the demonstration said its success opened a field of projecting heavy planes from battleships that had hitherto been believed impossible.
San Pedro, Calif:, Oct. 20 (AP) - For the first time in the history of aeronautics a 5,100-pound "amphibian" plane was launched yesterday off the deck of a battleship here by means of a power catapult.
The plane, a type that can land either on earth or water, was "shot off" the top of the turret on the quarter deck of the battleship West Virginia by a catapult in which a charge of powder, equivalent to that used in an eight-pound shell, was exploded. Tossed forward, the plane gained altitude immediately and remained aloft for a half hour.
The plane had been fastened to the deck by cables and the engine as running at full speed. The impulse of the powder explosion snapped the cables and freed the machine.
Navy officers who witnessed the demonstration said its success opened a vast field of projecting heavy planes from battleships hitherto believed impossible.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, October 20, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, October 20, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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AMPHIBIAN PLANE
5,100-Pound Machine is Launched By Means of Power Catapult From Battleship Deck
A plane of a type that can land either on earth or water was shot off the top of a turret on the quarter deck of the battleship West Virginia by a catapult driven by an exploded charge of powder, and it remained aloft for a half hour. Navy officers who witnessed the demonstration said its success opened a field of projecting heavy planes from battleships that had hitherto been believed impossible.
San Pedro, Calif:, Oct. 20 (AP) - For the first time in the history of aeronautics a 5,100-pound "amphibian" plane was launched yesterday off the deck of a battleship here by means of a power catapult.
The plane, a type that can land either on earth or water, was "shot off" the top of the turret on the quarter deck of the battleship West Virginia by a catapult in which a charge of powder, equivalent to that used in an eight-pound shell, was exploded. Tossed forward, the plane gained altitude immediately and remained aloft for a half hour.
The plane had been fastened to the deck by cables and the engine as running at full speed. The impulse of the powder explosion snapped the cables and freed the machine.
Navy officers who witnessed the demonstration said its success opened a vast field of projecting heavy planes from battleships hitherto believed impossible.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, October 20, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, October 20, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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AMPHIBIAN PLANE
5,100-Pound Machine is Launched By Means of Power Catapult From Battleship Deck
A plane of a type that can land either on earth or water was shot off the top of a turret on the quarter deck of the battleship West Virginia by a catapult driven by an exploded charge of powder, and it remained aloft for a half hour. Navy officers who witnessed the demonstration said its success opened a field of projecting heavy planes from battleships that had hitherto been believed impossible.
San Pedro, Calif:, Oct. 20 (AP) - For the first time in the history of aeronautics a 5,100-pound "amphibian" plane was launched yesterday off the deck of a battleship here by means of a power catapult.
The plane, a type that can land either on earth or water, was "shot off" the top of the turret on the quarter deck of the battleship West Virginia by a catapult in which a charge of powder, equivalent to that used in an eight-pound shell, was exploded. Tossed forward, the plane gained altitude immediately and remained aloft for a half hour.
The plane had been fastened to the deck by cables and the engine as running at full speed. The impulse of the powder explosion snapped the cables and freed the machine.
Navy officers who witnessed the demonstration said its success opened a vast field of projecting heavy planes from battleships hitherto believed impossible.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, October 20, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, October 20, 1926, page 3.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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