• Side view of red and black biplane model with one engine.
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    The Curtiss Tanager was built in 1929 as an entry in the Guggenheim's International Safe Aircraft Competition; a contest to promote safe and inexpensive aircraft. TheTanager had several high-lift devices in the wings to give it a stalling speed of only 31 mph.The aircraft won the competition, but proved too expensive and difficult to build.

  • Side view of red and black biplane model with one engine.

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Eric Long

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