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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... father of British aeronautics . He was not the first to have studied the resistance offered by the air to a given surface ; as early as 1661 Hooke had written a paper about " Resistance of Air 21 The Early Experimenters.
... father of British aeronautics . He was not the first to have studied the resistance offered by the air to a given surface ; as early as 1661 Hooke had written a paper about " Resistance of Air 21 The Early Experimenters.
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... experimenters who contributed importantly to the advance of aeronautics . As a result of painstaking work performed on air foils " in artificial currents of air , produced by induction from a steam jet in a wooden trunk or conduit ...
... experimenters who contributed importantly to the advance of aeronautics . As a result of painstaking work performed on air foils " in artificial currents of air , produced by induction from a steam jet in a wooden trunk or conduit ...
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... experimenters as Lilienthal and Pilcher , the frustrations of such men of means as Ader and Maxim had occurred close to home . In Europe , however , the urge to fly was nonetheless strong ; mili- tary minds foresaw advantages to be ...
... experimenters as Lilienthal and Pilcher , the frustrations of such men of means as Ader and Maxim had occurred close to home . In Europe , however , the urge to fly was nonetheless strong ; mili- tary minds foresaw advantages to be ...
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The Dreamers | 15 |
The Early Experimenters | 21 |
The Bird Men | 29 |
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