Publication 98, 1903, Aerial vs. railroad flyers

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Predicts aircraft will eclipse railroad for transportation.

There are many good reasons for believing the loco at 60 miles an hour reaches its maximum, except for short spurts, and there are equally as good reasons for believing that the maximum horizontal speed of the aerial craft will not be reached at 200 miles an hour.


Original title Aerial vs. railroad flyers
Simple title Aerial vs. railroad flyers
Authors
Date 1903
Countries US
Languages en
Keywords cargo, railroad, speed
Journal Aer. World
Related to aircraft? 1
Page count 2
Word count
Wikidata id

Sources

  • Brockett 1, page 7, entry 98: Aerial vs. railroad flyers. Aer. World, Vol. 1, No. 10, 1903, Glenville, Ohio, pp. 227-228, ill. S (98
  • Scan at Internet Archive