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The De Havilland "Tiger Moth": A Low Wing Monoplane

Description: With a speed of 186.5 M.P.H. and an operational altitude of 20,000 feet the De Havilland Tiger Moth has caused comment as it was introduced just before the King's Cup race of 1927. It is a single seater with unusual control configuration due to the cramped cockpit area.
Date: October 1927
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Combustion of Liquid Fuels in Diesel Engine

Description: Hitherto, definite specifications have always been made for fuel oils and they have been classified as more or less good or non-utilizable. The present aim, however, is to build Diesel engines capable of using even the poorest liquid fuels and especially the waste products of the oil industry, without special chemical or physical preparation.
Date: October 1924
Creator: Alt, Otto
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Spindled and Hollow Spars

Description: "The most usual method of arriving at the maximum amount of spindling or hollowing out permissible in the case of any particular spar section is by trial and error, a process which is apt to become laborious in the absence of good guessing - or luck. The following tables have been got out with the object of making it possible to arrive with certainty at a suitable section at the first attempt" (p. 1).
Date: October 1926
Creator: Blyth, J. D.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Cotton ginning.

Description: Describes the the mechanical process of cotton ginning, using a saw gin.
Date: October 1925
Creator: Meloy, G. S. (Guy Stanley), 1874-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The De Havilland "Moth"

Description: Officially designated D.H. 60, De Havilland's Moth is a small, simply made, 770 lb. aircraft. It has had it's fittings reduced in number to assist in this, seats 2 (including pilot) and uses a Cirrus 60 HP. engine.
Date: October 1926
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Talc Mining in New York

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the talc deposits in New York state. The report includes details on the geology of the deposits, and the mining and milling of the talc. This report contains illustrations.
Date: October 1920
Creator: Ladoo, Raymond B.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Legume hays for milk production.

Description: Argues the case for using legume hays on the farm. Describes the advantages of legume hays for profitability and increased nutrients per acre.
Date: October 1928
Creator: Dawson, J. R. (James Robert), b. 1894
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Hygiene in Fox Farming.

Description: Discusses fox raising in terms of housing, feeding, cleaning, disease prevention and hygiene.
Date: October 1929
Creator: Hanson, Karl Burchard, 1893-
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Feeding chickens.

Description: A guide to feeding chickens for the production of quality meat and eggs.
Date: October 1927
Creator: Jull, Morley A. (Morley Allan), 1885-1959 & Lee, Alfred R., b. 1887
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Photograph of Wayne King]

Description: Photograph of a print of a portrait of Wayne King wearing a light-colored suit, a white shirt, a patterned tie, and a white pocket handkerchief. He is smiling and looking directly at the camera. The text under the image reads "Wayne King, the Waltz King." The print is taped to a wall.
Date: October 30, 1925
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Fire prevention on airplanes. Part 1

Description: Various methods for preventing fires in airplanes are presented with most efforts centering around prevention of backfires, new engine and carburetor designs, as well as investigations on different types of fuels.
Date: October 1929
Creator: Sabatier, J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Concrete Airship Sheds at Orly, France Part 2: Supporting Structure and Method of Moving, Mechanism for Moving the Centering, Apparatus for Handling the Materials, Remarks on Construction Details

Description: This report deals mainly with the methods of construction employed when after the plan had been approved. The foundation, side walls, doors and roof are all discussed and the economic savings resulting from this method of construction.
Date: October 1925
Creator: Freyssinet
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Concrete Airship Sheds at Orly, France Part 1: General Aspect of the Problem, Basic Principles of the Final Project, Principal Structural Elements

Description: This report details the contest to design and build concrete airship hangers. The difficulty lies in the magnitude of the absolute dimensions. An airship shed must withstand two principal types of stresses: those resulting from its own weight and those due to the wind. This report discusses both problems in detail.
Date: October 1925
Creator: Freyssinet
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Handley Page Metal Construction

Description: In this report Handley Page construction techniques are shown such as: solid-drawn tubular duralumin spars are used in the stabilizer; plain channel sections are used extensively for minor components; and the manner of assembling them into a stabilizer compression strut is shown.
Date: October 1929
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fire prevention on airplanes. Part 2

Description: This part of the report presents a detailed examination of spark prevention, fire extinguishers, and fuel tank location and design. A continued program of investigations and research is also proposed.
Date: October 1929
Creator: Sabatier, J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Some German Gliders of 1920-1923

Description: Memorandum presenting a review of some of the German gliders produced from 1920-1923. The designs, flight characteristics, and descriptions of successful flights are provided.
Date: October 1927
Creator: Gymnich, Alfried
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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