New One Don't Mean Value I've Always Heard Of Horses Pulling A Glider Into The Air Before
Glenn Martin, who builds B-26 bombers, together with flying boats, stood on the sidelines at Grand Central Air Terminal inwards Glendale acre a motor-less machine generating “two horsepower” slid into the skies.
The horsemen of Los Charros, association of hard-riding film, radio together with ranch folk were pulling the glider up, a exam proving that horses, galloping at thirty m.p.h. over solid set down where motorcar launching of sailplanes is unfeasible, tin move seat into useful operation.
Two held the long rope attached to the peapod cockpit of Hawley Bowlus’s sleek San Fernando-made sailplane. At the signal, they spurred similar mad. And acre Martin, North American Aviation Co. officials together with air minded Hollywood painting palace men watched, the noiseless arts and crafts soared to the length of its halter.
When the glider returned, Martin asked to move permitted to sit down at its uncomplicated controls.
“Not much similar your bombers, is it Mr. Martin?” asked Bowlus.
“Our ships–yours together with mine–all accept their place. Sailplaning is a grand sport that actually teaches the theory of flight. With the clipped winged, heavily powered, heavily loaded military machine arts and crafts used today, noesis of thermals together with air current currents together with the fine art of flying without engines comes inwards mighty handy inwards emergencies.”…
In 1939 soaring enthusiasts had 800 clubs throughout the the U.S.
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