AERONAUTICS: For Beginners

At Mitchel Field, L. I., a new anti-stalling device to prevent accidents to beginners who frequently come to a speedy end by turning the nose of their plane up so that the engine stalls and they go down in a tail spin, was demonstrated last week. A flyer took the air, put his plane at a dangerous angle, lifted his hands above his head, and let the automatic safety device restore the plane to an even keel.

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Because of the impaired coordination of their nerves under pressure, the liability of their hearts...

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