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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... became especially interested in the broad - winged seeds of a tropical vine Zanonia macroparpa . As the seed carrier of this vine ripens and dries , the leaflets wither and curl . Weighted at the front by the seed itself , the result is ...
... became especially interested in the broad - winged seeds of a tropical vine Zanonia macroparpa . As the seed carrier of this vine ripens and dries , the leaflets wither and curl . Weighted at the front by the seed itself , the result is ...
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... became a pilot . Voisin Frères soon employed the services of an engineer , Maurice Colliex . They made use of a wind tunnel . The Voisin brothers provided a real and valuable service to aeronautics ; they were in fact the first ...
... became a pilot . Voisin Frères soon employed the services of an engineer , Maurice Colliex . They made use of a wind tunnel . The Voisin brothers provided a real and valuable service to aeronautics ; they were in fact the first ...
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... became available in the United States and Great Britain in 1913 , when J. C. Hunsaker , at the time a young Naval officer , translated the work into English . It should be noted that in this period there were two other aero- nautical ...
... became available in the United States and Great Britain in 1913 , when J. C. Hunsaker , at the time a young Naval officer , translated the work into English . It should be noted that in this period there were two other aero- nautical ...
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The Dreamers | 15 |
The Early Experimenters | 21 |
The Bird Men | 29 |
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8-cylinder Aerial Experiment Association Aero Club aerodynamic aeronautical ailerons air-cooled aircraft airplane airship American Anzani Army aviation became Bettmann biplane bird Bleriot bombs British build built Century Chanute Chapter construction craft cylinders Delagrange Deperdussin early effort experimenters Farman Ferber flew flight flown Flyer flying boat flying machine France French Gabriel Voisin German Glenn Curtiss glider Gnome Hammondsport Henri Farman horsepower Institution Smithsonian Institution kites Kitty Hawk Lanchester landing gear Langley Langley's lateral control lateral stability launching Lilienthal Manly manufacturer Martin ment miles military minutes monoplane Navy Orville and Wilbur Orville Wright Otto Lilienthal pilot pioneers plane pounds power plant pusher propeller reconnaissance Santos-Dumont scouting Selfridge Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian speed square feet successful surface tail takeoff tion vee-type wheels Wilbur and Orville Wilbur Wright wind tunnel wing span wing tips wing warping Wright brothers Wright Flyer