And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Sikorsky S-40
ReplyDeleteNo 4 engines
ReplyDeletesticks
ReplyDeleteBoy, that tail assembly looks mighty fragile [a major award?]
ReplyDeleteit looks like a popsicle stick, coat hanger, tissue paper model
ReplyDeleteI agree. I am pretty sure that I'd be very hesitant to get in and fly with that thing.
DeleteHey, Guys. They changed the specs. Now they're saying it has to FLY !
ReplyDeleteSikorsky S-40, only three built for PanAm in the early '30s. The hull is wooden and the wings are fabric covered.
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