Illinois News Index

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 15 Dec 1932, p. 22

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early W\edniesday niorning, December- 7. ue f te pane, eroue forn A new pursuit plane known as the * _ ~ f nnepols t Chcag. cme ownCurtiss XP-934 was recently deliv- at Sky Harbor airport west of Gi en- e otemtra iiino h coe aout 3 o'clock. Anotheir ship rmy Air.,corps, at Wright field, aryng, mail f i :ic"Éo avn . M ot-or by, Curtiss, Aeroplane ca r yï oito 1 tà , 1 to com p an y of B uffalo , N . FOR*OT - eaplismae a uncheule S~OPThis plane is now being subjected to 1FOR 001Mat Curtiss airport near Glenview about the same time. Atioôspherie Ifuli'p'erformlance testirg, by the Air conditions- were such thiat ice formnedCrs heav-il1v on. both ships. The, Curtiss .X P-934 is, a low wing _______________i monoplane of ail metalý construction Boest quality o.k botter haif solos and strong durable rubbor încluding the, coveri.ng'of the wvings., boots wil be.,Put on shoosý of any size. Woýrkmsnship, aPane wner Bring Back The %iviig is strut-braced.. The fuse- ,corel uaranod.D ck ro eadtwn lage is of the. ali-metal monocoupe type' Il'ieboldt's BasWe0-t-Ezanstoni DeanOsey Pete Gross and the'Th planec is, s'id tobunqei Anderson boys, hangar customers at thait this:.is: the first Army pursuit Ctrrtiss airport, treated membersý of plane to be: equipped witli siots and _______________________________________________________the airport -staff to a,wild duck 'feed" flaps. The flaps and s lots. which. are Tesdavinxght, Deceniber 6. It iva s entirelv autorratic, are, designed'to PA T N Z JR AD V R T S Served ini the locker rooru at ýthe ore no full operation of theit ri PATRON ZE 0-U AD VER ISERS souith end ofth airport. Owsley and accord at approximately 15 miles, an some of the other hangar -custorners hour above stalling speed. The pilot hiave been inaking plane trips to the cati lock thiemn, lowever, tin anv poir- ý{vicinitv of Beardsto%,wn.: Ill., and tion' bv perating a handiei the ThenAiringing back d«ucks.en cockpit. Thus hie is able to use thie DIST NCT VE IFTSUG EST ONSslots and flapsi. obtaining a redtuced DIS iNC IV GIT S GG STI NSJohn Porter Back Prom landing ,peed and at the sarne timne I *cati glide fa'ýter thani at the speed 6 iveeks' Vedding Trip at wîîï1cl11 tlie slots would othervise jolin Porter returneil to Pal- close. WVaukee airport last wveek. He and , The landing gear is of fixed ty-pe lis bride took .a six weeks* ddig ithi the shock absorber behiid. the trip tin Porter's plane tlirou.ghotit thie wheel. An enclosed cockpit provide.s west coast states ançi the ;outhj\vest- coinfortable operating conditîr o c rnl section. of the coutitrv. Thie trip the pilot. Vwas ruade in Porter's Stearinian. , The XP-93 is powered by a liauîd vvhichlie lêkeeps iYthe ïa'ngar aqt in- Skv Harbor Stinsoni Dr. Chester W. Trofide iOak Park rented a Stinsoi-r- Skv Harbor airport last week and muade a trip to Astoria, Ill,; for sonie hunit- ing. Dr. Trowvbridge, who is a hs- cian in the western suburb, leit 5<~ Harbor \\ednes;da%- nîornirig and ne- turned Fridav afternoon. Makes Another Trin tn Cowderv. 25Se;Ii t. ra.Kenilworth. lft-Wednesda'V c' 1ls eek for Pasadena. Cal, wher, séwill ;Pend the winter. les NSortht 'j1.-ý- jr is. reportecj ttat this pursit plane lis an, exceptionalIv bigh top speed. Use Plane for Hunting Trip to "Little Egy-pt" Dr. .. R. Pontius of Winnetka and; George F. Fishier of Skv Harbor air- port returrîed last week froru a plane trip to a Cara-. Ill., wvhere thev wvent to h1111t. Tliev made the trip ini Dr.. Iu"LFLiVtI, cL-ui4ning etgnit roorus, 1:- brar-v and thnre baths. Mrs. . H. Snmythe.,43 Kenilworth avenue. Knlaenteýrtains le hireclub at luinchieo'n today. q.

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