THE recent order of the War Office suspending the use of monoplane flying machines for military purposes has led to the renewal, in the daily Press, of a discussion of the old riddle, “Which is the ...

Fashions in fighting planes have changed since the War. Nearly all nations have gone over from the once popular biplane type to the monoplane. But the U. S. government has continued satisfied with the ...

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Ray Stits, at age 90, is a highly influential figure in the early homebuilt aircraft movement. Between 1948 and 1965, he designed and built 15 airplanes, including the world's smallest monoplane and ...

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