The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 50National Geographic Society, 1926 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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... plane on its frail support , and ferried it in safety to the rugged tide - crack on the beach . We were taking a tremendous chance in doing this , for had a wind sprung up , the pon- toon would have been crushed or blown out to sea . No ...
... plane on its frail support , and ferried it in safety to the rugged tide - crack on the beach . We were taking a tremendous chance in doing this , for had a wind sprung up , the pon- toon would have been crushed or blown out to sea . No ...
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... plane's first attempt to take off for a trial flight ended in a snowdrift and nearly upset which would have upset the Expedition as well ! A ski was broken to bits and the landing gear bent . Things then looked black , but the men ...
... plane's first attempt to take off for a trial flight ended in a snowdrift and nearly upset which would have upset the Expedition as well ! A ski was broken to bits and the landing gear bent . Things then looked black , but the men ...
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... plane , which is 131⁄2 to I , would also be favorable . This means that if the airplane were one mile high and the engine suddenly stopped functioning , it could glide with a dead engine , theoretically , a distance of 131⁄2 miles ...
... plane , which is 131⁄2 to I , would also be favorable . This means that if the airplane were one mile high and the engine suddenly stopped functioning , it could glide with a dead engine , theoretically , a distance of 131⁄2 miles ...
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Through the Great River Trenches of Asia Insert 16 illustrations___ | 133 |
Under Radiant Italian Skies Color insert VIII plates | 248 |
Canada from the Air By J | 389 |
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