demonstrated its power both to lift itself from the ground

and to maintain a speed of from 30 to 40 miles per hour,

but failed of success owing to the inability to balance and steer

Engineers have, until recent years, fought shy of anything

relating to aerial navigation. Those who ventured, in studying

was satified knowing the greatest obstacle in the way was the

lack of a motor sufficiently light to sustain its weight and that of

an aeroplane upon the air. Fifteen years later the lightest steam

motor was the marine engine, weighing 60 pounds to the

horsepower. During the past fifteen years a great change has

taken place. Steam motors have been produced weighing only

10 pounds per horsepower, and gas engines have been lightened

down to 12 1/2 to 15 pounds per horsepower. By that time their

was an idea that man could someday fly through the air,

although before they were able to figure out how they had to

figure out safety & stablility, which was a very important

The difficulties which obstruct the pathway to success in

Force Base),California. He completed basic training at

TWA was providing cargo and passenger service from coast to

types of military aircraft and has more than 14,000 flying hours,

Through all the gloom there was a raid on Japan. The U.S.

Some common words found in the essay are:
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Approximate Pages = 21 (250 words per page double spaced)