The New International Year BookDodd, Mead and Company, 1921 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... feet , are fitted with two 400 h.p. Liberty engines , and accommodate in comfort 11 passengers . There are two passenger cabins between which is located the control compartment , housing the dual control gear ( permitting the pilot to ...
... feet , are fitted with two 400 h.p. Liberty engines , and accommodate in comfort 11 passengers . There are two passenger cabins between which is located the control compartment , housing the dual control gear ( permitting the pilot to ...
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... feet high carved with figures , including those of Orville and Wilbur Wright and the names of their pre- cursors in aviation from Dædalus . There were elaborate and appropriate ceremonies in con- nection with the dedication . The ...
... feet high carved with figures , including those of Orville and Wilbur Wright and the names of their pre- cursors in aviation from Dædalus . There were elaborate and appropriate ceremonies in con- nection with the dedication . The ...
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... feet , over 6.8 miles , a record that after due consideration was officially certified to by the Aero Club of Amer- ica as 33,113 feet . An estimated temperature of 67 degrees below zero was encountered at the high altitude and the ...
... feet , over 6.8 miles , a record that after due consideration was officially certified to by the Aero Club of Amer- ica as 33,113 feet . An estimated temperature of 67 degrees below zero was encountered at the high altitude and the ...
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... feet , made by Lieutenant Krug in Texas . AIRSHIPS AND DIRIGIBLES . The part played by airships in the World War was ... feet ; diameter , 85.5 feet ; useful lift , 45 tons ; fuel capacity , 32 tons ( 13 tons available for freight ...
... feet , made by Lieutenant Krug in Texas . AIRSHIPS AND DIRIGIBLES . The part played by airships in the World War was ... feet ; diameter , 85.5 feet ; useful lift , 45 tons ; fuel capacity , 32 tons ( 13 tons available for freight ...
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... feet . The dimensions are : Length , 198 feet ; height , 58 feet ; width , 51 feet 3 inches . It has a cruising radius of 550 miles , which may be extended to 790 when run- ning at half - speed , and an altitude distance of 8500 feet ...
... feet . The dimensions are : Length , 198 feet ; height , 58 feet ; width , 51 feet 3 inches . It has a cruising radius of 550 miles , which may be extended to 790 when run- ning at half - speed , and an altitude distance of 8500 feet ...
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Page 380 - Powers, in favour of the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, it being clearly understood that nothing should be done which might prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country...
Page 96 - That the purpose of this corporation shall be to promote, through organization and cooperation with other agencies, the ability of boys to do things for themselves and others, to train them in Scoutcraft, and to teach them patriotism, courage, self-reliance, and kindred virtues, using the methods which are now in common use by Boy Scouts.
Page 202 - Said sums shall be allotted to the States in the proportion which their population bears to the total population of the United States...
Page 389 - It shall be the duty of said bureau to formulate standards and policies which shall promote the welfare of wage-earning women, improve their working conditions, increase their efficiency, and advance their opportunities for profitable employment.
Page 38 - Tennessee. The bauxite from all localities in the United States, though it may vary in chemical composition, is on the whole similar in general appearance, with the exception of the " granitic bauxite
Page 380 - Mandatory should be responsible for putting into effect the declaration originally made on November 2nd, 1917, by the Government of His Britannic Majesty, and adopted by the said Powers, in favour of the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people...
Page 355 - This International Congress of Women expresses its deep regret that the terms of peace proposed at Versailles should so seriously violate the principles upon which alone a just and lasting peace can be secured, and which the democracies of the world had come to accept.
Page 152 - Columbia, consisting of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, the officer in charge of public buildings and grounds of the District of Columbia...
Page 16 - Bringing about higher standards of comfort and beauty for the farm home. (4) Safeguarding the health of the farm family, and especially the health of the mother and growing child. (5) Developing and introducing money-yielding home industries where necessary in order to make needed home improvements.
Page 203 - Association shall be entitled to elect one delegate and one alternate to the Representative Assembly for each...