A Stinson-Detroiter monoplane glided down upon Langley Field, at Hampton, Va., one day last week and the two men who stooped out of her cabin asked army mechanics to help them trundle the plane at once into a hangar.
That done, they hauled tarpaulin, chain and padlocks from their cabin and securely shrouded their motor from prying eyes. They had reached Langley Field in 6 hrs. 50 min. flying time and they took precautions because, underneath the chain-wrapped tarpaulin, was the first diesel-type motor ever used successfully for airplane propulsion. The flyers were...
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