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Show Handly-Page "Mystery Plane" is Dawn of New Aviation Era jjH (X. E. A. Staff Special.) ; LuNLX N The new Ilandli y-Ii' lalrphino wing opens un another l'1 aviation, it makes flying as safe , It Is possilJe to make it. It Is as big a Jump forward as w.;s tho c d mg of the probldm of li'-'r.ii balance by ih--Brothers VVrlghl at Kiti Hawk. I When the necrel Of the Handle.v- p.ig "mj'ster'j machine" waa divulged at the Crlcklewbod aerodrome th,- Bit: Ipe.rts wer.- amazed at its rovolutiouaj character. The new wing is bull' somewhat on the line- ,,f the "Sh'Ut-"tfcrs" "Sh'Ut-"tfcrs" in SwVenotian blind. Theri arc slots' right through the plans con- I c'ct iug the upper uiil low-i-r .in face. These slots virtually convert a single wing Into a number of w ings and In- cieasc lis llfiirg power by two or ihie. tirhes. Two do llavillund airplanes were eiiv1 ! ployed to ifcmorietral the Invenflbu, One inachlne was fitted with the appb- ance. The other was not, Tho diffei snce m the behavior of Ihe two tya extraordinary. Machine- No. j ' tool off" in u.ndei 2 yards, and climbed laniost straight iiilii the a!.. .Machine No. '1 took over 70 yards to leave tho ground and Its sr.iaM climb In oom-i oom-i paiiepn with the other was eVldeiil t en i i the nn! nit la ted. |