The possibilities and promise of the nascent science and art of flight seized the imaginations of inventors and public. Here are some images from our magazine from a century ago
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The youthful Airplane Age was bursting with ideas and enthusiasm about this nascent technology. Here’s a look at the state of flight in 1912 from the archives of Scientific American.
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Add CommentSo where is the aviation slide show? I came to this page as suggested in my print copy of the Jan 2012 mag and get an invitation to buy a back issue.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisSame problem. No aviation slide show. What's up with that?
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisAnd according to the line above the image, this is #1 of 0. Is that the same as the null set?
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisThat was disappointing! The first thing I did on New Year's Day was to enter the link for the aviation slide show, only to find zero images! Please upload this content.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisAs of Jan 3 the URL now links to the slideshow. My apologies: we're still working through some technical details (stone knives and bearskins anyone?).
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