Tricycle planes arrive : Stearman-Hammond

A Stearman-Hammond Y-1 single-engined low wing experimental pusher plane that started the revival of tricycle gear as a safety measure. It has the Dutch registration PH-APY and is in the livery of the airline KLM.

Publication date: 1939-04-16

Size: 4.1 x 10 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Monoplanes--American--1930-1940
• KLM (Airline)--Equipment & supplies--1930-1940
• Stearman-Hammond Aircraft Corporation--Products--1930-1940
• Stearman-Hammond Y-1 (Research airplane)

Genre(s):

• Photographs

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 16, 1939), p. 9

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)