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Aeroplane (open access)

Aeroplane

Patent for an aeroplane. The invention is designed to vary the curvature of the plane from front to rear and by this means the plane may be so adjusted as to reduce the "head resistance" to a minimum. The invention is also trying to find the suitable means for manipulating the adjustable sections whereby the movable sections. This invention aims to provide a machine that is strong, durable, efficient, and comparatively simple to construct.
Date: September 7, 1915
Creator: McCarroll, Frank
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plane for Aeroplanes. (open access)

Plane for Aeroplanes.

Patent for plane for airplanes that imitates bird flight (without added power) once an airplane has reached the desired altitude.
Date: September 7, 1915
Creator: McCarroll, Frank
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, May 7, 1915 (open access)

The Lancaster Herald. (Lancaster, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, May 7, 1915

Weekly newspaper from Lancaster, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 7, 1915
Creator: Tufts, Minnie Wetmore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, May 7, 1915 (open access)

The Texas Mesquiter. (Mesquite, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 45, Ed. 1 Friday, May 7, 1915

Weekly newspaper from Mesquite, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 7, 1915
Creator: Davis, John E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History