Comments on: Auto Strapped To Plane Is Tested One Mile Above Earth (May, 1935) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/05/03/auto-strapped-to-plane-is-tested-one-mile-above-earth/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:56:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Emcha http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/05/03/auto-strapped-to-plane-is-tested-one-mile-above-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-151268 Emcha Fri, 04 May 2007 06:10:08 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/05/03/auto-strapped-to-plane-is-tested-one-mile-above-earth/#comment-151268 Is that Burnelli UB-20? Haven't seen that car thing before. Is that Burnelli UB-20? Haven’t seen that car thing before.

]]> By: Blurgle http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/05/03/auto-strapped-to-plane-is-tested-one-mile-above-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-150774 Blurgle Thu, 03 May 2007 22:35:56 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/05/03/auto-strapped-to-plane-is-tested-one-mile-above-earth/#comment-150774 The thrill was that they'd designed an aircraft large and powerful enough and with a wide enough body to haul an external load as large and as heavy as an automobile. That was a big step in 1935. The thrill was that they’d designed an aircraft large and powerful enough and with a wide enough body to haul an external load as large and as heavy as an automobile. That was a big step in 1935.

]]> By: Stannous http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/05/03/auto-strapped-to-plane-is-tested-one-mile-above-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-150690 Stannous Thu, 03 May 2007 20:38:19 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/05/03/auto-strapped-to-plane-is-tested-one-mile-above-earth/#comment-150690 And is that an article about medical marijuana or gasohol mentioned on the cover? And is that an article about medical marijuana or gasohol mentioned on the cover?

]]> By: Stannous http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/05/03/auto-strapped-to-plane-is-tested-one-mile-above-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-150689 Stannous Thu, 03 May 2007 20:36:55 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/05/03/auto-strapped-to-plane-is-tested-one-mile-above-earth/#comment-150689 "The thrilling adventure was an aviator’s dream come true" It was clearly a MUCH simpler time, with simpler dreams... “The thrilling adventure was an aviator’s dream come true”

It was clearly a MUCH simpler time, with simpler dreams…

]]> By: Kryten007 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/05/03/auto-strapped-to-plane-is-tested-one-mile-above-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-150635 Kryten007 Thu, 03 May 2007 19:14:31 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/05/03/auto-strapped-to-plane-is-tested-one-mile-above-earth/#comment-150635 I'm not sure *exactly* what they were testing, but I think it involved vodka martinis, tuxedos, and Walther PPKs... I’m not sure *exactly* what they were testing, but I think it involved vodka martinis, tuxedos, and Walther PPKs…

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