http://www.historynet.com/frank-hawks-the-story-of-the-legendary-speed-flying-king.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:20:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.historynet.com/frank-hawks-the-story-of-the-legendary-speed-flying-king.htm#comment-18804 Max DeBeeson Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:32:45 +0000 #comment-18804 I found this article very interesting regarding the robot or automatic pilot used in the Gamma which Hawks flew across country. I have a newspaper clipping showing Hawks and the plane at time of the event. As can be seen from the rest of my website, I believe this "new Sperry automatic pilot" was the new technology my father invented, which was different from the gyro technology of the sperry automatic pilot (see photo & website: http://www.debeeson.com/untoldstory/gammarobot.JPG). I'm wondering where there is more documentation on this. I found this article very interesting regarding the robot or automatic pilot used in the Gamma which Hawks flew across country. I have a newspaper clipping showing Hawks and the plane at time of the event. As can be seen from the rest of my website, I believe this “new Sperry automatic pilot” was the new technology my father invented, which was different from the gyro technology of the sperry automatic pilot (see photo & website: http://www.debeeson.com/untoldstory/gammarobot.JPG). I’m wondering where there is more documentation on this.

]]> http://www.historynet.com/frank-hawks-the-story-of-the-legendary-speed-flying-king.htm#comment-9959 JOHN POTTERF Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:54:46 +0000 #comment-9959 HE WAS MY HERO WHEN I WAS SMALL. I REMEMBER SENDING A BOX TOP FROM POSTS 40% BRAN FLAKES AND A DIME AND GOT A PAIR OF WINGS AND A BOOK ON FLYING.THAT WAS BACK IN THE LATE 30'S OR EARLY 40'S. I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY I CAN'T FIND CAPTAIN HAWKS IN THE AVIATION HALL OF FAME. HE VERY DEFINITELY SHOULD BE THERE HE WAS MY HERO WHEN I WAS SMALL. I REMEMBER SENDING A BOX TOP FROM POSTS 40% BRAN FLAKES AND A DIME AND GOT A PAIR OF WINGS AND A BOOK ON FLYING.THAT WAS BACK IN THE LATE 30′S OR EARLY 40′S. I CAN’T FIGURE OUT WHY I CAN’T FIND CAPTAIN HAWKS IN THE AVIATION HALL OF FAME. HE VERY DEFINITELY SHOULD BE THERE

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