AERONAUTICS: Ghost Plane

"Ghost Plane"

General Hischauer, who commanded the French Air Service during the War and is now reporter of the Military Aviation budget, announced the completion of tests of a "ghost plane" which will fly pilotless 100 miles out of sight and rain death on enemy armies and cities in the next war. A gyroscopic stabilizer re- places the pilot for the maintenance of equilibrium.' Wireless guides the plane at will and makes it land precisely at a given spot, however far away from the point of control. The discharge of powerful bombs will also...

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