Aviation in 1913: Images from Scientific American 's Archives [Slide Show]

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A look at the state of flight in 1913 from the archives of Scientific American

By Daniel C. Schlenoff

The new science and art of flight evolved as inventors created machines to fill specific flying purposes. While the storm clouds of World War I gathered, military aviation became predominant.

The increasing capability of flying machines in 1913 showed that they could be used as a tool of travel and, a year before World War I broke out in Europe, as a weapon of war.

>> View a slide show of Aviation from 1913

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