LATEST IN LIGHT 'PLANES.
SOLD OVER THE COUNTER. CUXITXB PBSSS ASSOCIATION —BY *LECTKC tblbosaph—corraiest.) LONDON, June 10. Xh© New York correspondent of "The Times" states: An aeroplane for 975 dollars (about £030) is the latest mail order bargain announced by the Sears, Roebuck Company, the big Chicago department store. It is known as the Super-Parasol Aeroplane, and also the "Flivver of the Air," and is claimed to be fool-proof. it can be bought either over the counter, completely assembled and tuned up, with petrol in the tank ready to start, or delivered to mail order buyers in prepared parts with blue prints and instructions for assembling. It weighs 260 pounds empty and has a wing span of 25 feet. Its maximum speed is 70 miles an hour. Experiments are now being made with a parachute which in case of accident, could be extended over the wings, engine, and fuselage, allowing the aeroplane to glide down and settle gently. —"The Times" Cables.
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19643, 12 June 1929, Page 15
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