The Heritage of Kitty HawkW.W. Norton, 1962 - 211 էջ The story of the early aviation pioneers and their accomplishments from the beginnings until World War 1. |
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... ailerons . For that reason my first monoplane was built two years later ( 1910 ) along my own lines , without ailerons . It has a high center of gravity and V - shaped sweepback wings , and practically perfect stability . " In later ...
... ailerons . For that reason my first monoplane was built two years later ( 1910 ) along my own lines , without ailerons . It has a high center of gravity and V - shaped sweepback wings , and practically perfect stability . " In later ...
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... ailerons 7 x 2 feet fitted to both . The vertical rudder and the horizontal rudders each had a surface of 16 square ... aileron control infringed upon the Wright patents . But , as if all this industry - and worry - was not enough , a ...
... ailerons 7 x 2 feet fitted to both . The vertical rudder and the horizontal rudders each had a surface of 16 square ... aileron control infringed upon the Wright patents . But , as if all this industry - and worry - was not enough , a ...
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... ailerons . In 1918 , the Christmas Airplane Company brought claim against the United States for infringing use of the patent . Sworn affidavits of Dr. Christmas and Robert H. Ions attested to straightaway flights in 1908 by the ...
... ailerons . In 1918 , the Christmas Airplane Company brought claim against the United States for infringing use of the patent . Sworn affidavits of Dr. Christmas and Robert H. Ions attested to straightaway flights in 1908 by the ...
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The Dreamers | 15 |
The Early Experimenters | 21 |
The Bird Men | 29 |
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