Sutro 1913 Hydroaeroplane

Assisted by Waldo Waterman, California millionaire Adolf Gilbert Sutro designed and built this machine in San Francisco, and, powered by a Hall-Scott 60 hp engine, it flew quite successfully.

Reportedly it was used to set several international records, including a speed record of 51 mph in 1913.

Engine: Hall-Scott 60 hp
Upper span: 45 ft
Lower span: 33 ft
Length: 25 ft

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