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Desertdawg

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1924 - Small Airplane Weighs 205 lbs

05-31-2014, 07:07 AM

Todays post on Shorpy's.

"Small Business Man 1924"

Small Businessman: 1924

http://www.shorpy.com/node/17534

1924. "Probably the smallest plane in the world. Built by Edmund Allen of Wash�ington, D.C., who was formerly test pilot for Army Air Service during the world war. Plane is equipped with 9-horsepower motorcycle engine and weighs only 205 pounds with wingspread of 27 feet. Mr. Allen, in cockpit, flies it often and recently attained height of 1800 feet capable of making 63 mph."

A lot of interesting detail in this pic when you zoom in on hi res view.

Photographer has a similar pose as today, sure looks like a lot of oil staining on the fabric covering : -)

You have to be impressed with what that generation wanted to explore and learn.
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05-31-2014, 01:00 PM

Re: 1924 - Small Airplane Weighs 205 lbs

[QUOTE=Desertdawg;118578]Todays post on Shorpy's.

"Small Business Man 1924"

http://www.shorpy.com/node/17534/QUOTE]

Nice find, thank you. There's lots of weight to be saved when you don't include unnecessary things like a generator, a battery, lights, radios, brakes...

That's an excellent photograph.

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