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Did The Cold War Kill The Beech Plainsman Car in 1946?
The Beechcraft Plainsman was a car made in 1946 by the Beech Aircraft Company in Wichita, Kansas. The Plainsman was fitted with an air cooled four cylinder Franklin engine driving a generator, which in turn powered four electric motors, one for each wheel. It was fitted with fully independent air suspension. It also had an aluminum body. It weighed 2,200 pounds (1,000 kg), its top speed was 160 miles per hour (260 km/h), and could carry six passengers. Only two were built.
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America's First Helicopter Made In Goodland Kansas 1909.
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In 1909, William J. Purvis saw a child playing with a whirligig in a candy store. The railroad mechanic saw an idea for a flying machine. He gave the child a penny and left with the toy. On Thanksgiving Day 1909, a crowd gathered to watch a demonstration of Purvis and his partner Charles A. Wilson's "gyrocopter." Although weighted down with rocks to prevent flight, the machine lifted off the gr...
Small Towns Big Kansas Full Movie.
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A look at the big state of Kansas, as we travel around discovering the small towns both past and present. We take a look at Verdi, Culver, Wells , Delphos, Talmag,e Manchester, Longford, Oak Hill, Bennington, Lindsay , Minneapolis , Tescott , Beverly, Glendale, Niles and New Cambria Kansas.
Camp Concordia World War II German POW Camp.
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During World War II, 300,000 German Prisoners of War were interred in the United States. Many of the POWs were confined in Kansas where they worked on farms and other prospects. Typically the Kansas POWs were housed small camps of 100 or less. Some of these camps were located in the communities of El Dorado, Hutchinson, Cawker City, Hays, and Topeka, Ottawa. Three larger camps were located in K...