AERONAUTICS: Streamline Automobiles

The aerodynamic principles of the airplane are being used in the construction of racing automobiles. After much experimentation in the wind tunnel or aerodynamic laboratory, the Farman Brothers, famous plane constructors, have produced an enclosed racing automobile with all aluminum body, which is of perfect streamline form. The cutting down of air resistance adds many miles to the already enormous speed of such racing vehicles.

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