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7-Cylinder Comet Engines on Display

Date: 06 01 1929
Description: Two 7-cylinder Comet engines assembled with cams are set up on a factory floor. Supported in opposing engine stands vertically and horizontally, they are u...
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Worker at Airplane Assembly Plant

Date: 01 24 1930
Description: View towards a factory man working at a plant that assembled Comet engines for aircraft. The man is standing at a desk fitted with instruments in a narrow ...
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Workers at Airplane Assembly Plant

Date: 01 24 1930
Description: View of two factory men at work desks at a plant that assembled Comet aircraft engines. They are sitting on wooden stools between Korn scales in a narrow b...
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Comet 7-D Aircraft Engine

Date: 07 26 1929
Description: Straight-on view of the front crankcase of a 7-D Comet aircraft engine on a stand. It was made in front of a sheer backdrop inside a factory, with windows ...
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Aircraft Engine Corporation

Date: 08 29 1929
Description: Three-quarter view from across a road towards a factory building at the Aircraft Engine Corporation located on 9601 Russet Street, Los Angeles, California....
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Factory of Comet Aircraft Engines

Date: 11 07 1929
Description: Interior of a factory floor, with several large machines for manufacturing aircraft engines under the skylights. A Gisholt lathe is prominently pictured se...
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Factory of Comet Aircraft Engines

Date: 11 07 1929
Description: Interior view of a factory floor. Machinery by Whitcomb Manufacturing Company is in the right foreground, and a Comet 7-cylinder aircraft engine is in the ...
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Factory of Comet Aircraft Engines

Date: 11 1929
Description: Interior of a factory floor, with several large machines for manufacturing aircraft engines, including Landis, Whitcomb Manufacturing Company and Gisholt. ...
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Comet Engine Cutaway View with Female Model

Date: 02 13 1930
Description: 3-D cutaway view of the mechanical substructure and configuration of a Comet aircraft engine showcased with a female model. The engine is partially encased...
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Comet Engine Manufacture

Date: 03 20 1930
Description: View inside a 7-D Comet aircraft engine manufacturing and assembly plant. An engine with nose cowling, propeller shaft and cylinders is supported by an eng...
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Alexander Eaglerock A-12 Aircraft with 7-RA Comet Engine

Date: 04 22 1930
Description: Right side profile view of an Alexander Eaglerock A-12 aircraft fitted with a Comet 7-RA air-cooled radial piston engine. A model of the Comet Engine Corpo...
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7-RA Comet Engine on Alexander Eaglerock A-12 Aircraft

Date: 04 22 1930
Description: Front view of a Alexander Eaglerock A-12 aircraft fitted with the 7-RA Comet air-cooled radial piston engine with seven cylinders. The fixed-wing plane sit...
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Alexander Eaglerock A-12 Aircraft with 7-RA Comet Engine

Date: 04 22 1930
Description: Three-quarter view from front right of an Alexander Eaglerock A-12 fixed-wing aircraft fitted with a 7-RA Comet engine. The plane is parked on an airstrip ...

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