These concept aircraft were displayed at an Air Force Association convention in Washington, D.C. Proposals were to use the inflated plane for rescue and escape vehicles, target drones, surveys, and sports flying. It was inflatable and flyable in six minutes and would fly almost 70 miles per hour with a 60 horsepower engine.
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To the left of runway 24 are the old rifle pits and at the west end of the runway toward the top of the photo is the gravel pit. The airstrip is near what was once called Camp Little Airport.
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A short formation flight near Luke Air Force Base, the top speed of Parker's Pusher is between 60 and 65 miles per hour and the jet speeds by overhead.
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A Kinner American Eagle being unloaded from a boxcar at the Phoenix railroad docks. Shipping by train was just as economical as flying and offered less exposure to the aircraft. The wings and props were crated and the fuselage covered and wheels blocked.
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Jensen's B-1 Ryan following its controlled crash in the top of a large oak tree in Hell's Canyon near Payson, Arizona. Jensen and Leo the MGM Flying Lion survived the crash with discomfort but no serious injuries.