Aviation aux Etats-Unis : Divers types d'avions, 1929-1940. - 55 photos - Photo n° 229319
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WATCH YOUR CREDIT LINE: PHOTO FROM WIDE WORLD PHOTOS: DETROIT …….BUREAU: M-1120-GIANT WHEELS CONSTRUCTED FOR NEW “MYSTERY PLANE.” DETROIT, MICH.-This is believed to be the largest airplane wheel built in the United States for practical use. It is consigned for a “mystery” ship now under construction in the East. It weighs 240 pounds and stands nearly five feet high. It has 144 spokes laced in four rows for radical and side loads. The size of the tire; which requires four men to mount, is 58/14. It is tested to carry a load of 77.640 pounds. It is shown here in comparison with the smallest airplane wheel now in production, used for replacing the tail skid. 10/10/30. [Actualit] [Wide World Photos]
