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| Automotive: Cars, Trucks, Bikes, 4-Wheelers … Planes and Trains Too |
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This section is meant to inpsire us to ‘keep em running’ but who knows where this section will go for there. |
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 | | 11-17-2016
Your Auto is Killing Me! Our New Affection for the Automobile Causes Deadly Accidents and New Laws, 1916
by Hoosier Motorist magazine staff
CONTAINS: Collection of articles and newspaper clippings highlighting the increasing dangers of driving and new laws to reduce the dangers. You’ll may chuckle at the rules yet understand their importance. Liability is discussed, even humorously should your horse cause damage. Equipment requirements are increasing: headlight dimmers, a horn or bell, lighting at night and adequate brakes. Speed limit: 10 miles an hour in a business district, 25 miles an hour in the country.
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 | | 11-03-2016
Your Driving is Now Under Control; Safety and Courtesy for Drivers and Pedestrians, Indianapolis 1916
by Hoosier Motorist magazine staff
CONTAINS: Interesting and entertaining read: instructions on right of way rules and signals in the city plus instructions for parking. Next, we learn motorist courtesy, driving rules, 1915 arrests categorized, don’ts for motorists and take the safety quiz for kids. 10 MPH speed limit in downtown Indy. 56 arrests for joy riding. Kids . . . quit stealing a ride on an automobile you may get hurt when you jump off the bumper.
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 | | 08-25-2016
The Exciting First Indianapolis 500: “500 Mile Sweepstakes Run Off,” 1911
by 1911 Automobile Magazine Staff
CONTAINS: Fantastic, first-hand account the action, accidents and mechanical difficulties witnessed by 100,000 spectators at the first 500 mile race at Indianapolis. With only the death of one mechanician and many driver’s broken bones, the race was considered safe. You’ll also learn which mechanical parts broke or wore out during the grueling, long, 75 MPH run (80 MPH wore tires too quickly).
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 | | 08-11-2016
Prelude to the Indy 500; the 1910 Fourth of July Indianapolis Motor Speedway Races
by 1910 Automobile Magazine Staff
CONTAINS: Exciting, short magazine report from July 1910 describing the thrilling action at Indianapolis Motor Speedway including the long 200 mile race . . . Next year it would be 500 miles. Louis Chevrolet was racing Buicks, but other big names included Bob Burman, Joe Dawson and Arthur Chevrolet. Races were classified by engine cubic inches: up to 600. How many cars would finish the 200 mile race?
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 | | 06-30-2016
Our 1920’s Airliner, the Ford Trimotor
by Joe Christy
CONTAINS: Flying was not exactly safe in the barnstorming middle 1920's but William Stout created a new aircraft design which captivated the Ford family and, once in production, air travelers. The "Tin Goose" was operated by a variety of airlines and produced a safety record which made it easy for you to decide to fly.
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 | | 02-25-2016
Boeing Enters the Aluminum Age, Part 5: Giant Aircraft Need Better Testing, 1938-39
by Harold Mansfield
CONTAINS: All of Boeing's aircraft had significant teething pains. The Model 314 flying boat had problems on the water and in the air. The first Model 307 Stratocruiser crashed during tests at the extreme of its flight envelope. "Trial & Error" in flight testing began to give way to wind-tunnel testing. Story ends with the design concept of the Model 341 (predecessor to the B-29).
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 | | 01-14-2016
Boeing Enters the Aluminum Age, Part 2: Multi-Engine Aircraft, 1933
by Harold Mansfield
CONTAINS: Once Boeing demonstrated the ability to design modern aluminum aircraft, new doors were open for both military and civilian transport multi-engine development. The B-9 bomber and the Boeing 247 transports were in the air by 1933. Then Boeing won a contract to design a concept airplane, the giant XB-15 4-engine bomber.
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 | | 12-31-2015
Boeing Enters the Aluminum Age, Part 1: The Monomail, 1930
by Harold Mansfield
CONTAINS: Boeing was still making fabric covered, externally braced biplanes, not just military fighters but even their passenger transports. Despite internal corporate [conservatism] Boeing engineers tackled the strength problems of monocoque, internally braced structures and released the modern, low wing, Monomail.
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 | | 12-03-2015
The Man Who Flew with a Lion, Roscoe Turner, 1930’s
by Douglas Ingells
CONTAINS: Author met and interviewed Roscoe Turner and writes a colorful story about the colorful aviator. Surrounded by a good background on Turner's advance in aviation: Stunt Pilot, Air Racer and Consultant we read the interesting story about Turner's promotional flying with Gilmore the Lion for the Gilmore Oil Company.
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 | | 09-10-2015
Boeing Aircraft Survives the Lean 1920’s ... Part 3: Boeing Designs See Action ... Military and Civil
by Harold Mansfield
CONTAINS: Boeings' NB trainer spin problems highlighted the lack of aerodynamic knowledge at Boeing but they did have contracts to build their own designs and their PW-9 fighter was a good design. Meanwhile new big mail contracts caused excitement with Boeing engineers but they had to convince Bill Boeing to fund an new business, Boeing Air Transport to use the new Boeing Model 40. It was a big success.
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 | | 08-27-2015
Boeing Aircraft Survives the Lean 1920’s ... Part 2: Low Bidder on Building Other’s Designs
by Harold Mansfield
CONTAINS: The early 1920's found Boeing winning a sizable contract for building an obsolete fighter for the Army. Boeing engineers thought that they could come up with better designs and did get an order for a few Boeing PW-9 fighters, a rather good Boeing design. They did however get a sizable order for Boeing designed trainers but problems in spins held up production.
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 | | 08-13-2015
Boeing Aircraft Survives the Lean 1920’s ... Part 1: Cancelled Great War Contracts
by Harold Mansfield
CONTAINS: After Boeing's contracts to produce Curtis flying boats were cut in half, Boeing's engineers designed their own flying boat, the B-1, but no real market for it existed. Boeing did win small aircraft manufacturing bids but continued to lose money. Despite lean times, Bill Boeing nurtured his engineers' desires to design their own airplanes.
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 | | 07-02-2015
“MAVERICK” America’s No. 1 Racing Hydroplane, 1959
by Description and drawings by James Moynihan
CONTAINS: Nicely written article for the casual reader. It took 3000 horsepower to travel 175 MPH over the water and the hull/systems had to be built to give strength and contend with control problems. Author excites the reader with a description of unlimited racing then gives an understandable and very interesting description of the hydroplane.
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 | | 06-18-2015
Bill Boeing Enters Aviation, Part 2, Builds Airplanes for the Navy
by Harold Mansfield
CONTAINS: Bill Boeing decides to make aircraft his business. He assembles an engineering department and a new plane, the Model C is designed then re-designed at the demand of his test pilot. The new aircraft is demonstrated to the Navy and "Boeing Airplane Co." gets an order but the follow-up order is to build a competitor's design.
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 | | 06-04-2015
Bill Boeing Enters Aviation, Part 1, From Enthusiast to Builder
by Harold Mansfield
CONTAINS: Wonderful story of Bill Boeings attendance at flying demonstrations starting in 1910 and his developing enthusiasm for flight. You’ll note that in the next 4 years aircraft improved. As the World War developed, Bill saw to need to develop his own airplane and his team produced a good flyer, the ‘B & W.’
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 | | 12-18-2014
Roots of Our American Auto Industry Part 1, 1880’s-90’s
by Keith Sward
CONTAINS: The automobile was developed and mass produced in France but the United States would have the appetite and expertise to make it successful. Ransom Olds and Henry Leland successfully started our true auto industry in Detroit, a city just ripe for automobile mass production.
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 | | 07-08-2014
The Golden Age of Air Racing, Part II, 1935-1939
by Robert Hare
CONTAINS: Before war-surplus fighters, colorful Thompson Trophy airplanes made the national Air Races. They were designed mostly by individuals or small companies. Can they hit 300 MPH?
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 | | 08-29-2013
What to Expect in Your Flight Training, 1936
by General H. H. Arnold & Colonel Ira C. Eaker
CONTAINS: You have entered the era of structured pilot training. Our authors promote Army Air Corps training weather you will be a civilian or military pilot.
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 | | 11-22-2012
Birth of the Model T Ford, 1902-1908
by Keith Sward
CONTAINS: Henry Ford had little money … a financier organized the incorporation. Within 5 years Henry found a mass market.
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