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- Description:
- Newspaper article, mounted on board, "Batwing 11, Giant Monoplane of the Future: Mysterious New Self-Contained Aircraft With a Single Wing, Expected to Make 200 miles an Hour, to Revolutionize Aviation, and Set the Whole World A-Wing." The article includes a drawing of the "Pictured idea of the new Batwing monoplane - consisting of a single internally braced wing seven feet thick and with a lateral spread of forty feet, in which engines, crew, passengers and all cargo will be placed. It is the invention of William B. Stout, aeronautical engineer, aided by Orville Wright, 'Father of Aviation.'" Text written in black marker on the backing above the article reads "Detroit, Michigan Free Press Sunday, June 13 1920."
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Stout, William Bushnell
- Description:
- Black and white photograph, printed on a postcard, showing a rear view of a Stout Batwing inside a Motor Products Corporation building. The photograph was taken from the Batwing's rear left.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Stout, William Bushnell
- Description:
- Black and white photograph, printed on a postcard, showing an angled front end view of a Stout Cootie airplane inside a Motor Products Corporation building. The photograph was taken from the airplane's front left, and a pilot is shown in the cockpit.
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Stout, William Bushnell
- Description:
- Black and white photograph, printed on a postcard, showing an angled front end view of a Stout Cootie airplane inside a Motor Products Corporation building. The photograph was taken from the airplane's front right, and a pilot is shown in the cockpit.
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Stout, William Bushnell
- Description:
- Black and white photograph, printed on a postcard, showing a front end view of a Stout Cootie airplane inside a Motor Products Corporation building. The photograph was taken from the airplane's front right. Two men are standing on top of the airplane, one on each wing, and another man is standing off to the right.
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Stout, William Bushnell
- Description:
- Black and white photograph, printed on a postcard, showing the skeleton of a Stout Batwing being worked on inside a Motor Products Corporation building. The photograph was taken from the front right of the Batwing skeleton. Four men are visible in the photograph, with one working on a wing to the right, one standing near the wing to the left, and two others standing near the left border of the image.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Stout, William Bushnell
- Description:
- Black and white photograph, printed on a postcard, showing a rear and left side view of a Stout Batwing inside a Motor Products Corporation building. The tail of the Batwing is elevated and resting on a wooden stand.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Stout, William Bushnell
- Description:
- Black and white photograph, printed on a postcard, showing a front end view of the skeleton of a Stout Batwing inside a Motor Products Corporation building. Two men can be seen standing behind the Batwing's right wing. Hand written numbers in pencil on the bottom border read "9/12/18."
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Stout, William Bushnell
- Description:
- Book, Acquiring Wings: A Text on the Basic Principles Governing the Design and Operation of Modern Air Craft, by William B. Stout. Published by Moffat, Yard & Company in 1917. Text on the front of the dust jacket reads "This is an extremely practical book on the basic principles of aviation, giving in much more concise form than heretofore those fundamentals regarding airplane construction and design which the ground student should know preliminary to his actual training on the machine. The author is a recognized expert on airplanes and is now in government service. The illustrations are clear and comprehensive. Altogether this little volume should prove a helpful guide for that great body of American men who are taking up the study of aviation." The front cover is signed "Stan E. Knauss" on the upper left. Text at bottom reads "Illustrated, 75 cents net." The back of the dust jacket includes a listing of five "Live Books for Fighting Men," published by Moffat, Yard and Company, including Acquiring Wings by William B. Stout, The Conquest of the Air by A. Lawrence Rotch, Model Aeroplanes and their Engines by George A. Cavanagh, 'My Log' and 'My Diary': Diaries for Our Fighting Men," and The ABC of Cooking - For Soldiers and Sailors.
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Stout, William Bushnell
- Description:
- Black and white photograph, printed on a postcard, showing a right side profile view of the tail end of a Stout Batwing inside a Motor Products Corporation building. The Batwing is still under construction, with most of the visible portion consisting of a skeleton of the aircraft. One man can be seen sitting near the Batwing's left wing and another man can be seen standing in the background. Numbers in pencil on the bottom border read "9/17/18."
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Stout, William Bushnell
