The plane that takes off 1,000 feet up : diagram illustrating the basic idea behind the composite plane

Three-panel diagram illustrates the basic idea behind the Short Brothers Mayo composite seaplane/flying boat and how smaller Mercury floatplane is launched from larger Short Maia flying boat.

Publication date: 1938-04-17

Size: 5.6 x 16.5 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Short-Mayo composite aircraft (Seaplane).
• Diagrams--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• Diagrams

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (April 17, 1938), p. 11

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg