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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... called it a " first mover " ) of the airplane to be the reciprocating engine . ( Here again , the term of the day was different ; Cayley called it an " explosion machine . " ) He was some 55 years ahead of his time , because it was not ...
... called it a " first mover " ) of the airplane to be the reciprocating engine . ( Here again , the term of the day was different ; Cayley called it an " explosion machine . " ) He was some 55 years ahead of his time , because it was not ...
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... called it his " No. 13 bis " or # 132 , extending the lineage of his airships . The success that this effort enjoyed , if it can be called success , was so limited that Santos - Dumont often referred to the " No. 14 bis " as Biplane # 1 ...
... called it his " No. 13 bis " or # 132 , extending the lineage of his airships . The success that this effort enjoyed , if it can be called success , was so limited that Santos - Dumont often referred to the " No. 14 bis " as Biplane # 1 ...
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... called the O plus , the plus sign was mistakenly changed to an X , and it later became world famous as the OX 5 which powered the World War I Jenny . Curtiss had made the first public flights in the United States in 1908 , and by virtue ...
... called the O plus , the plus sign was mistakenly changed to an X , and it later became world famous as the OX 5 which powered the World War I Jenny . Curtiss had made the first public flights in the United States in 1908 , and by virtue ...
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The Dreamers | 15 |
The Early Experimenters | 21 |
The Bird Men | 29 |
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