First Motored Glider in U.S.—The photograph shows William F. Crawford in the “cockpit” of his new motored glider—the first of its kind in the U.S. It has a three-cylinder motor capable of developing 50 m.p.h. Crawford claims his craft will take off in one-fifth the speed and distance required for aeroplanes. It will climb to a height of 10,000 feet and glide Slowly to a 15 m.p.h. landing —Underwood and Underwood, photo.
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Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 79, 27 December 1929, Page 9
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72First Motored Glider in U.S.—The photograph shows William F. Crawford in the “cockpit” of his new motored glider—the first of its kind in the U.S. It has a three-cylinder motor capable of developing 50 m.p.h. Crawford claims his craft will take off in one-fifth the speed and distance required for aeroplanes. It will climb to a height of 10,000 feet and glide Slowly to a 15 m.p.h. landing —Underwood and Underwood, photo. Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 79, 27 December 1929, Page 9
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