Roosevelt Standard | 1936-06-25 | Page 7 | "Flying Laboratory" for Amelia Earhart

T lying flying laboratory for amelia earhart V 4 ft OR v V A i ell P this lockheed all metal monoplane was built at burbank calif as a flying laboratory for amelia ear hart batt on order from the amelia ea earhart ahart fund for aeronautical research and the famous flyer Is seen inspecting it A after after fter tests and trial flights she will fly it to purdue university indiana where the program of research will be carried out the plane is powered with two pratt and whitney wa wasp s p e engines D g ties of 50 horse power each driving hamilton constant speed metal propellers instead of passenger seats it carries adal atonal fuel tanks tor for extended nonstop non stop nights flights special instruments include a sperry robot pilot de icing ap pl lances ances on the leading edge of 0 the wing and stabilizer and a new type fuel analyzer which enables fuel con fluMP tion to be kept at a minimum under all flying conditions radio homing delce and two way radio tele le leonone are also installed in the pilots compartment 0