Karl Kae Knecht Cartoon

Description:	A cartoon about the development of the airplane engine, starting out as a bladed engine pushing air over the wings, theyre now using turbines. The cartoon shows various stages of airplane development from 1911 to 1956. Image Access WideTEK 25 First ever here about a Curtiss at exhibition sponsored by Courier. 1911 engine propeller radiator. 1927 an early cross country mail-passenger service. U.S. mail. 1931 first local airline service. 1932 design of 3 mil a minute airliner with two engines. 1939 four engines - pressurized cabins passenger planes. 1944 double deck stratocrusier for ocean flight. 1956 Boeing one of the larger makers of airplanes announce that the last propeller driven planes are on the lines - that all future will be jets: ready in 1958. from coast to coast in 3 hours 58 minutes. Golly me! What changes - well surely have to enlarge our airport. And to think of the crate I rode in in 1913.
Origin:	2014
Created By:	Karl Kae Knecht
Source:	http://digital.evpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/karlknecht/id/3257
Collection:	Karl K. Knecht Collection
Copyright:	Digital Image Copyright 2014 University of Evansville Libraries. All rights reserved. All other material is open to the public without restrictions. Copyright laws of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) govern the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.
Subjects:	Aviation Evansville (Ind.) -- History -- Caricatures and cartoons United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Caricatures and cartoons Caricatures and cartoons -- United States

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