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Views of a Circular Airport (Blueprints from 1927)
Language: English
Published by Private, Washington DC, 1927
Manuscript / Paper Collectible First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original blueprints by Taylor as inventor submitted to Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics, measures 24 x 19". Idea first appeared in Popular Science in 1919 as runway atop NYC skyscraper, revived in 1960s by Dutch scientist Henk Hesselink. Endless runway loops around terminal building to form a circle, allows 3 planes to takeoff and land at same time, uses 1/3 of commercial runway space, only 3.5km. Submitted by WW1 aviator who perished in 1935 Key West (FL) hurricane.
