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Photographs of XF-11 plane, Image 002

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Date

1946-07-07

Description

Back of the image with information about the plane, entitled "High-Speed Photo Plane Revealed." The inscription reads: "Culver City, Calif., July 7 -- A new high-speed, long-range photographic plane was revealed in its first test flight here today. The XF-11, designed and built by Howard Hughes in conjunction with the Army Air Force, is of entirely new design and will permit very thorough reconnaissance missions. It has a wing spread of 101 feet, 4 inches, and is powered by two 3000-horsepower radial engines with eight-bladed contra-rotating propellers. Army officials said it can attain a speed of more than 400 miles per hour and has a ceiling of more than 40,000 feet. -oo- Neg. No.HXF-1 Slug: High-Speed Photo Plane Revealed."

Digital ID

whh000091-02

Physical Identifier

0321_0256
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Citation

whh000091-02. Howard Hughes Professional and Aeronautical Photographs, 1916-1997. PH-00321. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Digital Provenance

Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

Date Digitized

2005-01-06

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

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image/tiff