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RECOMMENDATIONS OF ARTICLES TO BE PURCHASED IN EUROPE
FOR THE U.S. AIR SERVICE.
EXPERIMENTAL STATION at McCOOK FIELD.

It is recommended that the following aircraft and articles of aeronautical equipment be purchased in Europe for study and test by our Engineering Division for the purpose of determining their value for adaptation of principles in the solution of our problems. Negotiations for some of this equipment may already be under way. These purchases should be made after conference with the Chief of our Engineering Division.

France:

(1) Breguet Sesquiplan.
(2) Wibault Bombardment Plane.
(3) 600 h.p. Renault.
(4) Rateau Supercharger for Hispano-Suiza Enginer.
(5) Lamblin Radiators.

Germany:

(1) Junkers New Monoplane, with 4 Liberty motors.

Holland:

(1) Fokker Observation Plane.

England:

(1)Siddeley Jaguar, 14-cylinder, air-cooled radial engine.
(2) Vickers hand fuel pump.

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